Hey What Is Up My Guy? (The Grinch)

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About

Hey What Is Up My Guy? is a series of memes based on a viral video of someone dressed as The Grinch saying, "Hey, what is up my guy?" The meme is typically used as a reaction clip, representing an overly casual greeting in an inappropriate or confrontational situation. The meme gained popularity on "TikTok": as a green screen and caption format in late December 2024.

Origin

On December 8th, 2024, TikToker^[1] @lexi.loves posted a video of her meet-and-greet with an actor playing The Grinch. In the beginning of the video, The Grinch greets her by saying, "Hey, what is up, my guy?" He then goes on to humorously criticize the TikToker and her friend for both filming the encounter. The video gained over 4.2 million views in 10 days.

Spread

The video became the subject of memes on TikTok over the following days. Many of the memes add a caption to the video, using The Grinch to represent a greeting in an awkward situation. For example, on December 10th, 2024, TikToker^[2] @sarbearkeister reposted the video with the caption, "Greeting My Boss After Messing Something Up," garnering over 14.1 million views in a week.

On December 15th, TikToker^[3] @shanecksfinds posted a video where they ask the same Grinch actor about the virality of the meme, garnering over 2 million views four days.