About

Unc Still Got It refers to a viral video of an older Black man, called an "unc" in the original caption, skipping over a jump rope while sitting down on pavement and lifting off his rear end. The clip had the caption, "Unc still got it," inferring that the man was still good in old age at the odd jump roping technique. The video became a prevalent reaction video and GIF as it was used in viral tweets and GIF caption memes to joke about someone who is seemingly past their prime but still has skills in their field of expertise. The video and GIF also became an exploitable, as meme creators replaced the man with other people, mostly using Viggle AI, and recaptioned the original caption to fit other scenarios. The meme was particularly popular among sports fans of the NBA, NFL and association football (soccer) to make fun of players who were performing better than expected despite their age.

Origin

On June 28th, 2024, TikToker^[1] @giovanni.jackson8 posted a video of himself jumping rope while sitting down and swinging the rope clockwise underneath himself. The video amassed over 222,400 likes in a year.

After the video, at some time between late June and early September 2024, a since-deleted Instagram user, @meme.metro, reposted the original video with Snapchat text that read, "Unc still got it."

It's unclear when the video was uploaded, but the earliest repost of it was shared by X^[2] user @VideoReacts on September 14th, 2024.

Unc still got it / old man jumps / jumping / hopping over skip / skipping rope pic.twitter.com/FcROQn6T5M

— reaction memes ➡️ VideoReacts (VideoReacts) September 14, 2024

Spread

The video spread via reposts on Instagram^[3] soon after.

On September 29th, 2024, X^[4] user @stymead reposted the video, captioning it, "Derrick Henry 87 yard rushing touchdown in 2024," referring to the NFL running back. Over one year, the tweet gained over 7,400 likes.

Derrick Henry 87 yard rushing touchdown in 2024 pic.twitter.com/5tMjCQEiIK

— khi (@stymead) September 30, 2024

On November 23rd, X^[5] user reposted the video, captioning it, "Chris Paul 1st year on a new team glitch still working in 2024," referring to the NBA player. Over 11 months, the tweet received over 20,000 likes.

Chris Paul 1st year on a new team glitch still working in 2024 pic.twitter.com/mgQkBc4Ipb https://t.co/9G81GwmZzc

— Aligned RB (@RyB_311) November 24, 2024

Use of the video on X continued heading into 2025. For instance, on July 20th, 2025, X^[5] user @phonybone tweeted the video, captioned, "Eddington got the biggest gasp I’ve heard in a theater since Hereditary," referring to the 2025 film and the 2018 film. Over two months, the post received roughly 3,000 likes.

Eddington got the biggest gasp I’ve heard in a theater since Hereditary pic.twitter.com/9RDF1mL5w1

— John Wicker Park (@phonybone) July 20, 2025

On August 10th, X^[6] user @dirlewanker tweeted, "26 years old and still getting mad at video games," and attached a GIF of the Unc Still Got It video. The tweet received over 59,000 likes in a month.

Various Examples

Julian Casablancas making The New Abnormal at 41: pic.twitter.com/85qZ3QjEuz

— bananablancas (@bananablancas) February 7, 2025

lowkey casemiro last 2 games pic.twitter.com/t8YK7gXHTv

— B (@utdbrxy) March 9, 2025

Salah cutting in and putting the ball into the top right cornerpic.twitter.com/mYFRUuCv9R

— #20Forever (@M4TTH3WMURD0CK) October 2, 2024

Uncle Jorginho it’s always a fucking pleasure pic.twitter.com/ECiRkmY07L

— 🫱🫲 (@B4NKAl) November 30, 2024

Template

Search Interest

External References