# Begone Thot 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. ## Overview 'Begone Thot' is a slang dismissal aimed at someone labeled a 'thot,' internet shorthand for a promiscuous woman[5]. 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 threads[4]. 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 spot[4]. Its cadence, part joke incantation and part shitpost, made it a favorite reply on Reddit and Twitter during the early 2017 meme cycle[2]. ## 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 investment[2]. 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 months[5]. 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' caption[7], 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 month[3]. On April 3, an Urban Dictionary entry defined 'begone thot' as an 'expulsion' or 'banishment' of a thot[4]. The NVan Gaming video hit r/YouTubeHaiku on April 14, sealing the meme's place in the 2017 rotation[6]. ## How to Use The template typically pairs a character with edited glowing red eyes and the caption 'Be Gone / Thot' split across two lines[7]. 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 ### What is Begone Thot? It's a slang dismissal aimed at a 'thot,' most often paired with an image of a character with glowing red eyes casting the target out[5]. ### Where did Begone Thot come from? It traces back to an April 28, 2015 tweet by @HollywoodHefner showing a fake 'Thot / Bitch be gone spray' bottle[1]. ### What does Begone Thot mean? Urban Dictionary defines it as the 'expulsion' or 'banishment' of a thot, framed like a mock exorcism[4]. ### How do you use Begone Thot? People slap the split 'Be Gone / Thot' caption on a photoshopped character with glowing red eyes, or drop the phrase as a text-only reply[7]. ### Is Begone Thot still popular? Peak virality was spring 2017 across Reddit, YouTube, and Twitter, driven by clips like NVan Gaming's video and the Reggie Fils-Aime edit[3][5]. ## References 1. [https://twitter.com/HollywoodHefner]() 2. [https://www.reddit.com/r/MemeEconomy/]() 3. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33lkqasf90M]() 4. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Begone%20Thot]() 5. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/begone-thot]() 6. [https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubehaiku/]() 7. [https://www.deviantart.com/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/begone-thot Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library