Yaar Bhai Phir Wahi

About

Yaar Bhai Phir Wahi is a catchphrase popular in Indian meme circles. The phrase loosely translates to "Man, not again," and originated from a series of memes featuring Indian cricket batsman Virat Kohli. The meme originates from Indian Instagram meme communities and first grew popular in the fall of 2021.

Origin

On August 25th, 2021, Instagram^[1] meme page @ghalib_memes posted the earliest known notable meme using the phrase "yaar bhai phir wahi," gathering over 1,000 likes in two years (seen below).

Spread

On October 11th, 2021, Instagram^[2] page @crazycricketmemes posted a variation of the aforementioned meme, gathering over 5,000 likes in two years (seen below, left). On December 11th, 2021, Instagram^[3] page @bcbiliofficial posted a version of the meme that gathered over 22,000 likes in two years (seen below, right).

On April 8th, 2023, Instagram^[4] page @rvcjinsta posted a version of the meme that gathered over 100,000 likes in a month (seen below, left). On March 25th, Instagram^[5] page @adultsociety posted a version of the meme that gathered over 30,000 likes in 2 months (seen below, right).

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