Smash the Like

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Updated Oct 07, 2024 at 10:16AM EDT by LiterallyAustin.

Added Oct 01, 2015 at 05:54PM EDT by Ari Spool.

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About

Smash the Like Button, often shortened to Smash the Like or "Smash the Likes", is a command often added to posts on YouTube or social networks imploring users to boost the like counts of the content.

Origin

The exact origin of smash the like is unknown, however it is probably a mutation of the video game term "button smash," which means to rapidly press a single button, usually during a quicktime play event. The phrase most likely originated on YouTube with gaming vloggers, who still use it frequently. The earliest known video using the phrase in its description was posted on December 13th, 2012 by YouTube user akstuck1, and as of October 2015, the video has 4,739 views and 32 likes. The description read "Yoooo Crazy Nation! Subscribe if you like this video. Crazy people smash the like button!"

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Spread

As of October 2015, there are over 203,000 results for smash the like on YouTube. #smashthelikebutton has almost 300 posts on Instagram, and on Twitter the term is used at a rate of between 25 and 75 times per day.

Who Up Click Like

A recent mutation on smash the like, who up click like commands the same of people who may be awake and looking at their social media posts late at night. This is often used in tandem with smash the like and real nigga hours in social media posts. On Instagram especially, these posts are styled in the same way as real nigga hours, with a poorly compressed image.^[5]