What Does 'Jorking It' Mean, And Where Does The Term 'Peanits' Come From? The Catchphrase That Inspired The Slang Terms Explained

Viral tweets are not a rarity, but tweets that spawn a whole set of new slang terms with viral use are certainly a novelty. If you've seen the words "jorking it," "peanits" or caught wind of people mimicking a certain awkwardly confident cadence, you might have come across a variation of the In the stripped club catchphrase.

Twitter / X user @laterundulator first posted the catchphrase "in the stripped club. straight up "jorking it". and by "it", haha, well. let's justr say. My peanits," back in May 2023. But one year after the tweet, jokes about people "jorking" their "peanits" are at an all time high. Here's how the meme got its legs. And by "it," haha, well. Lets just say, my peanits.

Where Do The Terms "Jorkin' It" and "Peanits" Come From?

The terms "jorking," "peanits" and even "stripped club" come from a post on Twitter / X made by user @laterundulator back in May 2024. The post read, "in the stripped club. straight up "jorking it". and by "it", haha, well. let's justr say. My peanits." Before the post was deleted, as all good tweets are, it gathered over 40,000 likes.

How Did 'In The Stripped Club Jorking It' Become A Meme?

Nearly a whole year after the tweet was initially posted, @laterundulator posted came to be used in various memes across the internet. In early December 2023, iFunny user @teejmatt posted the tweet in the form of a Neon Genesis Evangelion title card. The next month, another iFunny user @vee07 posted a Lethal Company edit of the meme that gathered over 20,000 smiles.

What Are Some More 'In The Stripped Club' Memes?

For the full history of In The Stripped Club Straight Up Jorking It, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.