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That's Oomf 😭😭😭 refers is a catchphrase used as a punchline in jokes about a large number of people surprisingly arriving for various occasions, with one imagining their "oomfs" (standing for "one of my followers") showing up. The meme gained popularity on X / Twitter in late January 2024.

Origin

On January 22nd, 2024, X^[1] / Twitter user @memetazaa made a humorous post imagining his mother inquiring about the circumstances of him meeting his wife during their wedding, with him replying, "that's oomf😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭" The post (shown below) garnered over 8,600 reposts and 64,000 likes in two weeks.

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On January 30th, 2024, X^[2] user @missmikhin made a similar joke, imagining their 255 followers showing up for brain surgery. The post (shown below) achieved over 5,300 reposts and 40,000 likes in four days.

Following the post, the catchphrase achieved notable popularity on X / Twitter as users imagined various situations in which their specific oomfs or a large number of their oomfs could show up. For example, on January 30th, 2024, X^[3] user @vmprswilnvrhrtu posted a humorous scenario that received over 13,000 reposts and 86,000 likes in four days (shown below, left). On January 31st, X^[4] user @theamazingphil made a post that garnered over 960 reposts and 27,000 likes in three days (shown below, right).

The catchphrase saw further use on X / Twitter in early February.

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