About

Are Were Once They Are Did is a copypasta and phrasal template meme that originated on Twitter / X in mid-September 2025. The template typically reads, "X confirms that Y are were once they are did," and goes on to read, "They became the first ever to have the first as in the era of that when of a physical streaming and the media began. Congratulations ❤️." The meme began on music fandom and Stan Twitter communities with posts about Ethel Cain and Doja Cat specifically. The meme then spread beyond music communities, with viral posts about Toby Fox and Undertale and shows like Hazbin Hotel making the rounds in subsequent days.

Origin

The earliest known post featuring the nonsensical phrase, "Are were once they are did," is a September 17th, 2025, post by X^[1] user @opiumoon that read, "🚨 Ethel Cain confirms 'Willoughby Tucker' and 'Perverts' are were once they are did. They became the first ever to have the first as in the era of that when of a physical streaming and the media began. Congratulations ❤️." The post gathered over 11 likes in a week.

Also on September 17th, X^[2] user @SCVRLETBAE tweeted an image of singer Doja Cat, writing, "🚨 Doja Cat confirms 'Scarlet 2 CLAUDE' and 'Vie' are were once they are did. They became the first ever to have the first as in the era of that when of a physical streaming and the media began. Congratulations ❤️." The post gathered over 6,000 likes and 200,000 views in a week.

Spread

On September 19th, 2025, X^[3] user @gayvelor tweeted an image of a person covered in some kind of white ectoplasm alongside a grainy image of the Undertale and Deltarune logos, writing, "🚨 Toby Fox confirms 'Undertale' and 'Deltarune' are were once they are did. They became the first ever to have the first as in the era of that when of a digital gaming and the media began. Congratulations ❤️." The tweet gathered over 28,000 likes and 700,000 likes in five days.

Also on September 19th, X^[4] user @everslay13 tweeted, "🚨 Taylor Swift confirms 'Father Figure' and 'Opalite' are were once they are did. They became the first ever to have the first as in the era of that when of a physical streaming and the media began. Sabrina adds to from EVER that broke! Congratulations Taylor ❤️‍🔥." The post gathered over 10,000 likes in five days.

On September 21st, 2025, X^[5] user @RaidAway tweeted, "🚨 Pokemon confirms 'Legends Z-A' are were once they are did. They became the first ever to have the first as in the era of that when of a physical gaming and the media began. Congrats 🎉." The post gathered over 7,000 likes in three days.

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