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Sharking All Summer is a slang expression that was popularized in the spring of 2025. "Sharking" is a metaphor for being on the hunt for romantic or sexual partners, with internet users and TikTokers, in particular, posting memes and jokes about embodying the "shark" mentality in the summer of 2025. The phrase originated from rapper and YouTuber Jay Cinco in May 2024, when he described the act of actively looking for women as "sharking." The phrase gained traction in 2025, with TikTokers posting videos typically set to the songs "Whim Whamiee" by Pluto and YK Niece, and "Dome Shuffle" by STMG (DemGuyz).

Origin

One of the first notable internet creators to popularize the phrase "sharking" as a way to describe men searching for romantic or sexual partners was YouTuber and rapper Jay Cinco. A May 17th, 2024 video by TikToker^[1] @bigswervoclip0 shows the creator explaining what "sharking up" means, saying, "Some n----a just be sharks […] they see some bitches and say 'I'm botta shark up on these hoes.'"

The slang phrase made a comeback in March 2025, with TikToker^[2] @7khunna posting a video dressed in a Left Shark costume and dancing to the song "Whim Whamiee" by Pluto and YK Niece on March 25th, 2025, gathering over 1 million views and 280,000 likes in two months.

Spread

Jokes about "Sharking all Summer" continued into 2025, with TikToker^[3] @sakfce posting a video that read, "When bro keep talking about sharking this summer knowing he scared to approach anyone of the opposite gender," on March 31st, 2025, gathering over 270,000 plays and 50,000 likes in a month.

On April 4th, 2025, TikToker^[4] @luvv4zaria posted a video recording herself next to text that read, "'sharking all summer' 'I'm a shark' 🦈🦈🦈'*jaws theme song*'" and joked, "No you are not," adding, "every gen z cant be the shark some of yal gotta be bait." The post gathered over 370,000 plays and 50,000 likes in a month.

On April 17th, TikToker^[5] @audrii.._4 posted a video of her and her friend set to text that read, "When we thought we was locking in this summer but we actually gonna be sharking all summer," gathering over 300,000 plays and 87,000 likes in three weeks.

On April 28th, 2025, TikToker^[6] @wandaatoshiesty posted a clip from the movie Shark Boy and Lava Girl to joke about "me and my hgs this summer," gathering over 380,000 plays and 100,000 likes in a week.

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