About

When the Accent Slips Out is a TikTok meme trend in which people act out a skit where one person's accent "slips out" while they're speaking, resulting in the other person making fun of them. The trend was started in early March 2025 by TikToker @saimalmao and went viral that month, garnering spread on sites like X / Twitter and Reddit.

Origin

On March 4th, 2025, TikToker^[1] @saimalmao posted a skit in which her Indian accent slips out while she's saying "McDonald's," resulting in a friend making fun of her, garnering over 1.5 million views in a week.

Spread

The trend garnered viral spread over the next few days. On March 5th, 2025, TikToker^[2] @uma.blyaaaa posted a version of the meme that gained over 2.1 million views in six days.

On March 7th, TikToker^[3] @kkarinakkurzawa posted a video following the trend, garnering over 1.1 million views in four days. On March 9th, X^[4] user @internetH0F reposted a compilation of the trend, garnering over 100,000 likes in two days.

Also on March 7th, 2025, X^[5] user @brandominoefect posted a skit of former Vice President Kamala Harris accidentally letting an Indian accent slip out, receiving over 140 likes and 26 reposts in four days.

Various Examples

Search Interest

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