$600 Stimmy
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About
$600 Stimmy is a slang expression for the proposed $600 stimulus check for United States citizens as a means of relief from the economic downturn as a result of the coronavirus. People mocked the proposed stimulus, believing it to be well below the needed funds to make up for months of financial hardship.
Origin
Rumors of the agreement began appearing on social media in early December. On December 8th, 2020, Twitter [1] user @CrossingJasmine tweeted the earliest known usage of the phrase "$600 Stimmy," They wrote, "They talking about a $600 stimmy and that low ass number is making me mad" (shown below).
On December 16th, 2020, CNN[2] reported that congress was working on a $900 billion coronavirus relief package that included a proposed stimulus package that would grant individuals $600.
Spread
That day, U.S. representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted[8] a poll about whether or not a $600 check was enough. Based on 889,813 votes, 62% of voters said "Hell no." The post received more than 32,000 likes and 10,000 retweets in less than one week (shown below).
On December 16th, 2020, Twitter[5] user @Keywito tweeted, "$600 stimmy? yea these niggas better hope I don't get powers the 21st cuz this my origin story." The tweet received more than 220,000 likes and 29,000 retweets in less than two days (shown below).
On December 15th, 2020, Twitter[3] user @brandonjamar_ tweeted a You've Heard of Elf on a Shelf meme, featuring Timmy on a Stimmy." The tweet received more than 79,000 likes and 15,000 retweets in less than one week (shown below, left).
On December 17th, Twitter[4] user @EasyMoneyShad tweeted several Amazon listings of machines for creating phony credit cards. They captioned the post, "A $600 stimmy can take yo far fr." The tweet received more than 74,000 likes and 13,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).
Several media outlets covered the meme, including Newsweek[6] and HITC.[7]
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @CrossingJasmine's Tweet
[2] CNN – Congress works on Covid-19 relief deal as shutdown deadline looms
[3] Twitter – @brandonjamar_'s Tweet
[4] Twitter – @EasyMoneyShad's Tweet
[5] Twitter – @Keywito's Tweet
[6] Newsweek – $600 Second Stimulus Checks Prompts Flurry of 'Stimmy' Memes, Jokes
[7] HITC – 19 ‘STIMMY’ MEMES: TWITTER USERS REACT TO PROPOSED $600 SECOND STIMULUS CHECKS!
[8] Twitter – @AOC's Tweet
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