I Wasn't Gonna Drink Tonight But Man... I'm Missin' Geto Like a MF

Editor's Note: This entry contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen; read at your own caution.

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I Wasn't Gonna Drink Tonight But Man… I'm Missin' Geto Like a MF refers to a series of memes using the phrasal template "I wasn't gonna drink tonight but man… I'm missin' X like a MF," with "X" being the name of someone or something that the poster misses. The format is based on a video posted to TikTok in August 2023 in which a person pours a shot and expresses how much they miss Geto, a character from Jujutsu Kaisen. That same year, a screenshot of the video garnered viral spread online as an exploitable meme format in which "Geto" is replaced with another word.

Origin

On August 25th, 2023, TikToker^[1] @jem.ccos posted a video in which they pour a shot under the caption, "I wasn't gonna drink tonight but man… I'm missin geto like a mf," garnering over 500,000 views in a year. The video is referencing a character from the anime series Jujutsu Kaisen.

On August 26th, X^[2] user @biyuuji posted a screenshot of the video, writing, "jjk tiktok has lost it 😭😭😭😭😭😭," garnering over 77,000 likes in a year. On August 27th, X^[3] user @baalsexual posted an edit of the image replacing "Geto" with "Kiana," a reference to Honkai Star Rail, garnering over1,900 likes in a year. This is the earliest known edit of the meme.

Spread

The meme continued to spread, becoming notably popularized throughout 2024 on sites like X / Twitter and Reddit.

On February 1st, 2024, X^[4] user @di9italbath posted a version of the meme expressing how much they miss Red Dead Redemption 2, garnering over 1,000 likes in eight months.

On June 8th, X^[5] user @saotoruu posted another version about a different Jujutsu Kaisen character, garnering over 18,000 likes in four months.

On July 31st, 2024, a version of the meme was posted to the subreddit /r/r/ArgentiMains^[6] that garnered over 1,200 upvotes in three months. On September 12th, X^[7] user @anuja246 posted a version of the meme that gained over 33,000 likes in a month.

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