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The Last Thing You See Before Getting Slimed Out is a catchphrase used in a series of memes pairing a variety of images with the phrasal template, "The last thing you see before getting slimed out in X," "X" being a location. Memes using variations of the phrase started appearing online as early as October 2024 and became increasingly popularized over the course of 2025 on sites including TikTok and X / Twitter. In the context of the meme, getting "slimed out" refers to slang for being attacked or killed.

Origin

Getting "slimed" has been used under several definitions, including being backstabbed or robbed. In the case of the "Last Thing You See" meme, it refers to being killed, attacked or beaten.

On October 5th, 2024, Instagram^[1] user anticlout.teej posted a meme consisting of a yassified edited image of the character Little Bill from the children's television series, captioned, "Last thing da therapist seen before getting slimed out," garnering over 2,900 likes in 10 months. This is the earliest known version of the meme, although it may be a repost.

Spread

Memes using similar captions garnered viral spread over the following months.

For example, on April 7th, 2025, TikToker^[2] @juggjaydo posted a video of a girl dancing under the caption, "last thing yu see before getting violently slimed in utah," garnering over 720,000 views in four months.

On April 10th, X^[3] user @brndxix posted an image of the character Ellie aiming a gun at the camera from The Last Of Us (also known as the Bella Ramsey Shooting a Gun meme), writing, "last thing you see before getting slimed out in southern maryland," garnering over 57,000 likes in four months.

On May 27th, TikToker^[4] @spittingbrainrot posted a video following the meme with a caption about getting slimed out in Russia, garnering over 1.2 million views in three months.

On July 6th, 2025, X^[5] user @ScorpyL2 posted an image of streamer xQc holding a gun, writing, "the last thing you see in quebec before getting slimed out," garnering over 11,000 likes in under a day.

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