IDGAF War

About

IDGAF War is an internet slang catchphrase that uses an acronym that stands for the phrase I Dont Give A Fuck. The meme often takes the form of saying one is winning or losing the "IDGAF War," often alongside a piece of media that depicts the sentiment of the meme. The phrase is defined by some people as the act of pretending not to care about another person, typically a friend or an ex, but has since evolved into referring to the act of not caring in general. The catchphrase can be traced back to Twitter in August 2022, and grew popular on TikTok and Instagram in consecutive months.

Origin

On December 7th, 2021, Urban Dictionary^[1] user dumbfuckvirgo posted the earliest known definition for the term "IDGAF war," defining it as the act of two friends or exes pretending not to care about each other (seen below).

The earliest known social media post about the "IDGAF war" was an August 12th, 2022 post on Twitter^[2] by user @a_roach06 that read, "Losing the idgaf war BADDD rn." The post gathered over 3,000 likes in over nine months (seen below).

Spread

On September 10th, 2022 Facebook^[3] page "Good films make life better" posted a sitting wolf meme with the caption, "losing the IDGAF war." The post gathered over 600 likes in eight months (seen below, left). Also on September 10th, Twitter^[4] user @ibloomed2day posted a wolf meme using the catchphrase, gathering over 3,000 likes in eight months (seen below, right).

On September 15th, 2022, Instagram^[5] page @cheemsitz posted a meme about the IDGAF war, gathering over 7,000 likes in eight months (seen below, left). On January 9th, 2023, Twitter^[6] user @djavim posted a tweet that read, "accidentally viewed his story during our idgaf war," gathering over 4,000 likes in five months (seen below, right).

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