Wait I'm Goated
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About
Wait I'm Goated is a catchphrase and a series of puns started by the Instagram page @waitimgoated123 (formerly known as @bug2sick) in 2023. The phrase uses the slang term "goated," a variation of the acronym G.O.A.T, made notable because of the Quirked Up White Boy Goated With The Sauce meme. "Wait I'm Goated" was most often used as a top caption for images of cute animals like cats, hamsters and goats. The phrase also gained usage on TikTok, alongside the launch of the Wait I'm Goated t-shirt, worn by influencers like Diddybop and Henry Kava.
Origin
The inspiration for the later inception of "Wait I'm Goated" was an altered Instagram story screenshot posted by Instagram[1] user @throwingfits on June 1st, 2023, which read, "idk how to flirt i done called this bitch goated," and gained roughly 10,300 likes and multiple, cross-platform reposts in two months (shown below, left). Sometime in June 2023, Instagram user @bug2sick (since deleted) made a back-up account called @waitimgoated123, where they started uploading memes that recaptioned and exploited the aforementioned meme (example via an Instagram[2] repost shown below, right).
@bu2sick's account was removed by Instagram sometime before July 15th, 2023, causing them to pivot full-time to their backup @waitimgoated123. Although all of the account's first memes using the "Wait I'm Goated" catchphrase have since been archived by the account, the admin posted a series of "Wait I'm Goated" memes in a photo slideshow on their TikTok[3] account @bug2sick on July 15th, gaining roughly 2,500 plays and 350 likes in three weeks (examples shown below).
Spread
Also on July 15th, 2023, Instagram[4] user @slayworldalbania posted a slideshow of "Wait I'm Goated" memes that played with puns, gaining roughly 9,100 likes in three weeks (examples shown below).
Starting on July 19th, 2023, Instagram[5] user @waitimgoated123 started to post photos of people wearing t-shirts with "wait im goated" written on them. Soon after, on July 19th, the page posted to Instagram[6] a photo of influencer Henry Kava wearing the shirt, gaining roughly 5,800 likes in 15 days (shown below, left).
On July 22nd, 2023, Twitter[7] user @ShootaCat started a thread of "Wait I'm Goated" memes featuring a cat, with the primary tweet gaining roughly 48,900 likes in 12 days. On July 22nd, 2023, TikToker[7] @ripdiddybop posted a video wearing a Wait I'm Goated shirt, gaining roughly 1.4 million plays and 189,100 likes in 12 days (shown below).
Various Examples
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External References
[1] Instagram – @throwingfits
[2] Instagram – @reallyrich_gaming2
[4] Instagram – @slayworldalbania
[5] Instagram – @waitimgoated123
[6] Instagram – @waitimgoated123
[7] Twitter – @ShootaCat
[7] TikTok – @ripdiddybop
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