#ThanksgivingClapback
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#ThanksgivingClapback, also known as "Thanksgiving Clapback, refers to a series of insulting responses shared on Twitter to passive-agressive comments made by family members at Thanksgiving dinner.
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The earliest known usage of the "#ThanksgivingClapback" hashtag was posted on November 24th, 2015 by Twitter [1] user @kashmirVIII tweeted, "Your Aunt Netty askin bout your love life? Ask her how she been holdin up since the divorce. #ThanksgivingClapBack." The tweet received more than 200 retweets and 340 likes in three year (shown below).
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That year, Twitter users continued to post clapbacks. Twitter[2] user @MormonBeKnowing tweeted, "Family member: 'what your grades looking like?' Me: 'what your credit score looking like?' #ThanksgivingClapBack." The tweet received more than than 6,800 retweets and 6,000 likes in three years (shown below, left). Twitter[3] user @jay11adams tweeted, "Aunt: Where ya lil friend ? Me: where ya lil wedding ring?" The tweet received more than 4,600 retweets and 3,700 likes in three years (shown below, center). Twitter[4] user @LexUpNext tweeted, "Aunt: You know tattoos are a lifetime commitment. Me: but your marriage wasn't." The tweet received more than 12,000 retweets and 12,000 likes in three years (shown below, right).
On November 25th, 2015, BuzzFeed [5] published a listicle of Thanksgiving Clapbacks.
The trend also inspired a series of YouTube videos that featured short comedic sketches acting out clapbacks. One posted by YouTuber Jay Nedaj on November 7th, 2017 received more than 58,000 views in one year.
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[1] Twitter – @kashmirVIII's Tweet
[2] Twitter – @MormonBeKnowing's Tweet
[3] Twitter – @jay11adams's Tweet
[4] Twitter – @LexUpNext's Tweet
[5] BuzzFeed – 18 Perfect Tweets For When Your Relatives Are Annoying During Thanksgiving
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