Begone Thot

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Begone Thot is a 2015 catchphrase used to dismiss someone labeled a 'thot,' which broke out in early 2017 as an image macro format featuring characters with glowing red eyes casting out the offender.

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Overview

'Begone Thot' is a slang dismissal aimed at someone labeled a 'thot,' internet shorthand for a promiscuous woman5. The line broke out of pure text and fused with a specific image macro format: characters, usually cartoons or video game figures, given photoshopped glowing red eyes as they cast out the offending party.

As a standalone catchphrase, the phrase circulated in comment sections, YouTube clips, and reply threads4. Urban Dictionary logged it as 'the expulsion of a thot' or a 'banishment of the sort,' with example entries describing the target vanishing on the spot4. Its cadence, part joke incantation and part shitpost, made it a favorite reply on Reddit and Twitter during the early 2017 meme cycle2.

How It Spread

'Begone Thot' broke into the wider meme cycle in early 2017. On January 5, 2017, Redditor HanzK posted 'Begone, Thot Memes on the Rise' to r/MemeEconomy, flagging the format as a trending investment2. About two weeks later, on January 22, Malik Obama tweeted 'Cucks and Thots begone!,' pulling in over 3,100 likes and 1,500 retweets within three months5.

February brought the visual template that stuck. On February 12, 2017, YouTuber producesasan uploaded an edited clip of Reggie Fils-Aime shooting lasers from his eyes at a woman while a deep voice intoned 'Begone, thot'5. Two weeks later, DeviantArt user hakike--guro posted a photoshopped Fred Jones from Scooby-Doo with glowing eyes and the split 'Be Gone / Thot' caption7, locking in the red-eyed exorcism look.

The catchphrase went fully viral in spring. On March 28, YouTuber NVan Gaming posted a clip of a young man yelling 'Begone, thot!' directly into the camera, which pulled over 61,000 views within a month3. On April 3, an Urban Dictionary entry defined 'begone thot' as an 'expulsion' or 'banishment' of a thot4. The NVan Gaming video hit r/YouTubeHaiku on April 14, sealing the meme's place in the 2017 rotation6.

How to Use This Meme

The template typically pairs a character with edited glowing red eyes and the caption 'Be Gone / Thot' split across two lines7. Common swaps use Reggie Fils-Aime, Fred Jones, and assorted anime figures, but the exorcism framing stays intact. The bare catchphrase also works on its own in replies, sometimes paired with a pointing or shoving reaction image.

Frequently Asked Questions

Begone Thot

2015catchphrasedeclining

Begone Thot is a 2015 catchphrase used to dismiss someone labeled a 'thot,' which broke out in early 2017 as an image macro format featuring characters with glowing red eyes casting out the offender.

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Overview

'Begone Thot' is a slang dismissal aimed at someone labeled a 'thot,' internet shorthand for a promiscuous woman5. The line broke out of pure text and fused with a specific image macro format: characters, usually cartoons or video game figures, given photoshopped glowing red eyes as they cast out the offending party.

As a standalone catchphrase, the phrase circulated in comment sections, YouTube clips, and reply threads4. Urban Dictionary logged it as 'the expulsion of a thot' or a 'banishment of the sort,' with example entries describing the target vanishing on the spot4. Its cadence, part joke incantation and part shitpost, made it a favorite reply on Reddit and Twitter during the early 2017 meme cycle2.

How It Spread

'Begone Thot' broke into the wider meme cycle in early 2017. On January 5, 2017, Redditor HanzK posted 'Begone, Thot Memes on the Rise' to r/MemeEconomy, flagging the format as a trending investment2. About two weeks later, on January 22, Malik Obama tweeted 'Cucks and Thots begone!,' pulling in over 3,100 likes and 1,500 retweets within three months5.

February brought the visual template that stuck. On February 12, 2017, YouTuber producesasan uploaded an edited clip of Reggie Fils-Aime shooting lasers from his eyes at a woman while a deep voice intoned 'Begone, thot'5. Two weeks later, DeviantArt user hakike--guro posted a photoshopped Fred Jones from Scooby-Doo with glowing eyes and the split 'Be Gone / Thot' caption7, locking in the red-eyed exorcism look.

The catchphrase went fully viral in spring. On March 28, YouTuber NVan Gaming posted a clip of a young man yelling 'Begone, thot!' directly into the camera, which pulled over 61,000 views within a month3. On April 3, an Urban Dictionary entry defined 'begone thot' as an 'expulsion' or 'banishment' of a thot4. The NVan Gaming video hit r/YouTubeHaiku on April 14, sealing the meme's place in the 2017 rotation6.

How to Use This Meme

The template typically pairs a character with edited glowing red eyes and the caption 'Be Gone / Thot' split across two lines7. Common swaps use Reggie Fils-Aime, Fred Jones, and assorted anime figures, but the exorcism framing stays intact. The bare catchphrase also works on its own in replies, sometimes paired with a pointing or shoving reaction image.

Frequently Asked Questions