That Is Very Much Adequate

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About

That Is Very Much Adequate is a catchphrase and a soundbite that gained significant popularity in memes on TikTok in January 2020. Originating from a Which Character Are You? meme by user @smokinhottballz, the soundbite gained a significant spread in lip sync memes on the platform in the following weeks, particularly in jokes about laziness and neglect.

Origin

On January 5th, 2020, TikTok^[1] user @smokinhottballz posted a Which Cat Are You meme to the platform, with the user reacting to the random choice by laughing and saying "That is very much adequate" (shown below). The post accumulated over 474,000 likes and over 10,000 comments in three weeks.

That was very much adequate.

Spread

On January 6th, 2020, TikTok^[2] user @theron_chiado posted the first known viral meme based on the soundbite, with the post receiving over 411,500 likes and 1,300 comments in three weeks (shown below, left). On the same day, TikTok^[3] user @kelinasychamp posted a meme which received over 378,700 in the same period (shown below, right).

Starting on January 6th, 2020, the soundbite gained a significant presence in memes posted on the platform, with multiple users posting memes in based on it in the following weeks. For example, a meme posted by TikTok^[4] user @corbinbalzan on January 7th, 2020, received over 398,400 likes in three weeks (shown below, left). A January 13th, 2020, post by user @tristinjoy^[5] gained over 508,500 likes in two weeks (shown below, center). A January 19th, 2020, post by @_mmallach123^[6] accumulated over 925,900 likes within one week (shown below, right).

Starting in mid-January 2020, several That Is Very Much Adequate meme compilations were posted on YouTube.