About

"Go Commit Die" is an ironic catchphrase popularized by a screenshot of a player conversation within the game Roblox.

Origin

While the exact origin is unknown, a version of phrase can be traced to a YouTube video uploaded on Sep 28, 2017, titled "Commit Die" featuring snippets of various Discord users expressing their ironic ideation of one's death.

The original popularized use of "Go Commit Die" can be traced to a screenshot of Roblox user "ItzMurderTime" (shown below). According to Redditor WherewoIf, the screenshot was originally taken on January 27th, 2018.^[4]

Spread

On May 7th, 2018, Redditor KillSpyy^[1] submitted a deep-fried version of the screenshot, which received 1,125 points (99% upvoted) within three months.

On June 2nd, Urban Dictionary^[3] user Trains Lol submitted an entry for "go commit die" (shown below). That day, the /r/GoCommitDie^[2] subreddit was launched.

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