# Cher Cher is the internet-meme identity of singer Cherilyn Sarkisian, whose all-caps, emoji-laden Twitter posts turned her into a beloved figure online. The meme peaked with her July 2018 'Hi again' tweet, which was rapidly repurposed as a reaction-image template. ## Overview Cher is the internet-meme identity of singer and actress Cherilyn Sarkisian, born May 20th, 1946, whose Twitter feed became a beloved fixture of the platform for its all-caps outbursts, creative spelling, and heavy emoji use[2]. Her posts mix left-leaning politics, personal thoughts, and cryptic one-liners, and outlets from The New York Times to Buzzfeed have written pieces trying to decode them[3]. The meme has two overlapping meanings. On one level, 'Cher' points to her chaotic tweeting style itself, which The Daily Dot flatly called the best on the site[3]. On another, it points to her July 2018 'Hi again' tweet, which users repurposed as a reaction-image template within days of posting[3]. Separately, 'cher' is also Louisiana Creole slang for 'darling' or 'sweetheart,' derived from the French 'chéri'[4]. ## How It Spread The 'Hi again' image was quickly hijacked as a reaction template. On July 26th, Twitter user @joeshw quote-tweeted it with 'me returning to my friends on a night out after being missing for hours,' pulling more than 9,200 retweets in five days[3]. The next day, @emilyeasson posted 'Me in the group chat after being ignored three times,' which hit over 28,000 retweets and 113,000 likes within four days[3]. Two days later, @_ayosworldd added 'Me checking the fridge after just just checking it 2 minutes before,' picking up nearly 5,900 retweets of its own[3]. Twitter itself published a Moments page compiling the trend on July 28th[3]. Beyond the template, coverage of Cher's broader Twitter persona kept multiplying. Buzzfeed writer Ahmed Ali Akbar built a full 'Can Anyone C Me' listicle as an ode to her caps-lock output[1]. Harper's Bazaar, Complex, NME, and Elle each ran their own tribute pieces, and The Huffington Post compiled the times she went after 2016 Republican nominee Donald Trump on the platform[3]. ## How to Use The 'Hi again' format typically involves quote-tweeting or reposting the original screenshot with a caption describing an awkward, sheepish, or repetitive return to a situation. Common setups reference checking the fridge again minutes later, reappearing in a group chat, or coming back to friends after ghosting them for hours[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Cher? It refers to singer Cher's meme-famous Twitter persona and the 'Hi again' reaction template drawn from her July 25th, 2018 tweet[3]. ### Where did Cher come from? Her chaotic posting style built a following through the early 2010s, with Gawker publishing an early roundup in 2012 and the 'Hi again' reaction taking off in July 2018[3]. ### What does Cher mean? Online, 'Cher' points to the singer's viral tweets. Separately, 'cher' is Louisiana Creole slang for 'darling' or 'sweetheart,' from the French 'chéri'[4]. ### How do you use Cher? Most commonly by quote-tweeting the 'Hi again' image with a caption about an awkward or sheepish return, like sneaking back into a group chat[3]. ### Is Cher still popular? Her Twitter account passed 3.11 million followers by August 2016 and kept drawing press coverage through the 2018 'Hi again' wave[3]. ## References 1. [https://www.buzzfeed.com/ahmedaliakbar/can-anyone-c-me]() 2. [https://twitter.com/cher]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cher]() 4. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cher]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/cher Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library