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Spare Coochie is a catchphrase usually paired with an image of the fictional cartoon character Squidward from the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. The phrase is used to express a desire for sexual contact but generally features a picture that opposes the meaning. Starting in late 2018, the phrase "may I please get a crumb of pussy?", usually paired with an image of cartoon Robin Hood in a beggar disguise, gained spread.

Origin

The earliest known usage of the phrase was posted on June 6th, 2018 by Twitter ^[1] user @chainbody. They tweeted a screenshot of the character Squidward from the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Can You Spare a Dime?"^[2] The tweet parodies a scene in the episode in which a homeless Squidward begs for change, replacing the line "spare change" with "spare coochie." The post (shown below) received more than 3,900 retweets and 11,600 likes in three months.

Precursor

The phrase "spare coochie" had been used as a slang term to describe one's extraneous sexual partner, primarily referring to the female genitals as "coochie." For examples, on February 18th, 2010, Twitter^[3] user @Issafinchman tweeted (shown below, left), "@curtisj015 He did dat on his own, nigga called AAA and used his spare coochie option."

Additionally, a variation of the phrase, "some coochie," has been used. On June 21st, 2011, Twitter^[4] user @KINGGUERRILLA tweeted (shown below, right), "Excuse me Ms………May I please have some…. coochie??? #newpickupline."

Spread

Following the tweet, people began posting variations of the expression in other images and videos featuring the phrase. On August 27th, YouTuber Trippie G posted a video version of the Squidward post. Within three weeks, the post (shown below, left) received more than 27,000 views.

The following day, on August 28th, YouTuber Chrissius Perrius posted a video of a screenshot from the musical film Oliver! Within three weeks, the post received more than 1,000 views.

May I Please Get a Crumb of Pussy?

On September 2018, Twitter user @AdeX__ used a still image of Robin Hood in disguise of an elderly blind beggar from 1973 Disney animated film Robin Hood^[5] to illustrate a "Spare Coochie" tweet (shown below).^[6] The tweet gained over 14,600 retweets and 38,400 likes in seven months.

In the following months, the image was reused by multiple users as a reaction image, usually as a mocking device and as a reaction image to request various favors. For example, on November 5th, 2018, Twitter user @estrellitaxvx used the image to ask for an album from musician Earl Sweatshirt (shown below, left).^[7] On December 3rd, 2018, Twitter user @joycicouture posted a tweet in which the image was captioned "May I Please Get a Crumb of Pussy?" (shown below, right).^[8]

In the following months, the captioned image saw extensive use as a reaction, primarily with a purpose to mock individuals who appear to pander to others in hopes of gaining their favor. For example, on January 14th, 2019, Twitter user @angelortits used the image in a reply to user @ludicow's now-deleted tweet on the subject manspreading, with the reply gaining pver 1,600 retweets and 17,800 likes in four months (shown below).^[9] On February 7th, a screenshot of the tweet was posted to /r/whiteknighting subreddit, accumulating over 3,700 upvotes in three months.^[10]

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