DTB Trend

About

The DTB Trend and the internet slang acronym "DTB" gained traction on TikTok in December 2024. The trend involves people recording themselves holding out their fingers in a pinching motion while trying to capture the face or head of someone in the background between their fingers. The motion is reminiscent of a recurring "Headcrusher" gag in the 1980s comedy show Kids in the Hall. The trend was restarted in 2024 by Baddies Caribbean cast member "Diamond The Body." The term "DTB" has formerly also been associated with the phrase "Don't Trust B-tches" and "Don't Trust Boys." The DTB head-crushing videos often ended with the person being "pinched" playfully smacking the person recording, which added to the confusion about whether the acronym stands for "Diamond The Body" or "Don't Trust Boys/B-tches."

Origin

Precursor

The 1980s comedy show Kids in the Hall featured a recurring gag in which the "Headcrusher" would walk around Wall Street "crushing" the heads of bankers between his fingers. One episode also showed the character encountering his nemesis, the "Face Pincher." Relevant clips from the show were reposted to YouTube^[1][2] by FBIVideo1 and Above Average on November 17th, 2009, and June 4th, 2012, respectively.

DTB TikTok Trend

TikToker^[4] @baddies_midwestclub posted a video of DTB pinching someone's face in the background between her fingers and playing it off on December 5th, 2024, gathering over 1.8 million plays and 100,000 likes in two weeks.

On December 12th, 2024, Baddies Caribbean star Diamond The Body posted a TikTok^[3] video pinching the head of someone in the background of her video between her two fingers. The post gathered over 3 million plays and 500,000 likes in a week.

Spread

Several TikTokers participated in the trend in early December 2024, as seen in a video posted by TikToker^[7] @isabellaaoo_ on December 7th, gathering over 1 million plays and 160,000 likes in two weeks.

On December 14th, 2024, TikToker^[5] @mwanamk.mzuri posted a video participating in the DTB trend, gathering over 11 million plays and 2 million likes in four days.

TikToker^[6] @zxdkn_ posted a DTB video on December 16th, 2024, that gathered over 20 million views and 3.3 million likes in two days.

Various Examples

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