Can I Come Over and Stare at You Like This
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About
Can I Come Over and Stare at You Like This is a catchphrase popularized in a series of Twitter / X memes that pair the phrase with a funny image of a subject, often an animal or person, staring intensely at the viewer. The meme first appeared on X in July 2023 and became increasingly popularized throughout the year leading into 2024. Many examples of the meme notably use preexisting staring animal images.
Origin
On July 5th, 2023, X[1] user @vonasterrors posted an image of a cat with distorted, wide eyes, captioned, "can I come over n stare at U like dis," garnering over 37,000 likes in six months (shown below). This is the earliest known example of the meme.
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Spread
Memes using the phrase spread over the following months on X, also spreading to other platforms. On July 14th, 2023, X[2] user @equine__dentist posted a version of the meme using the Sad SpongeBob image, garnering over 14,000 likes in six months (shown below, left). On August 3rd, Instagram[3] user botoxqueen1968 posted a version of the meme that garnered over 670,000 likes in five months (shown below, right).
On October 6th, X[4] user @whotfisjovana posted a version of the meme featuring a staring cat, garnering over 27,000 likes in three months. On November 10th, X[5] user @northstardoll posted a version of the meme that gained over 69,000 likes in two months. On November 19th, Instagram[6] user callduckofficial posted a version of the meme that gained over a million likes in the same span of time (shown below).
On December 27th, 2023, X[7] user @StreamBadflower posted a version of the meme featuring the Moo Moo Meadows cow, which was reposted by Instagram[8] user ohgod the next day, garnering over 387,000 likes in a month and by Instagram[9] user 3.1415926535897932384626433832 on January 7th, 2024, garnering over 100,000 likes in four days (shown below).
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] X – vonasterrors
[2] X – equine__dentist
[3] Instagram – botoxqueen1968
[4] X – whotfisjovana
[5] X – northstardoll
[6] Instagram – callduckofficial
[7] X – StreamBadflower
[9] Instagram – 3.1415926535897932384626433832
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