The slang for grinding, twerking, bootyshaking, what have you, has been a part of online discourse since as late as 2008.

An oft-quoted X post deriding those who equate "normies" with the "noble savage" continues to gain relevancy over the years.

Meeting people online can be really, really awkward.

The phrasal template was popularized in February 2024 mostly by the anime and K-pop community on X / Twitter.