# Eggdog Eggdog is a computer-generated 3D character based on a groomed Pomeranian named PomPom whose rounded haircut made her look like an egg with a dog face. The character took off in early 2019 through Twitter renders and short animations, and it is still used in reaction images and short loop videos. ## Overview Eggdog is a stubby, egg-shaped 3D character with a dog face, loosely modeled after a real Pomeranian named PomPom who was shaved into a smooth oval by her groomer[3]. The look reads as pure geometry: a solid egg body, tiny stub legs, and a small dog head plopped on top, which is exactly why the joke works. It is a shape that should not exist, but a real dog inspired it[2]. Online, Eggdog is used two ways. The still image of PomPom mid-grooming works as a reaction picture for anything cute or absurd[1], while the 3D render gets dropped into short looping videos where the character wobbles, walks, or lives out tiny domestic scenes[4]. The bare phrase "meet eggdog" from the viral animation is often reused as a caption on its own[4]. ## How It Spread The day after @meetissai's tweet, Twitter user @ADARUTOU posted a video render of Eggdog inside the VRChat world 52chat, and the model was later re-uploaded to DeviantArt on February 19th[3]. Around the same time, Steam Community user Derpy Hooves published a version of the model that could be dropped into Steam-compatible games, describing it simply as "an egg that is a dog"[3]. The format broke out on February 28th, 2019, when Twitter user @zotakufilms posted a short animation using the Derpy Hooves render with the caption "meet eggdog." The clip picked up more than 21,000 retweets and over 600,000 likes in under a month[3]. A follow-up video titled "eggdog's apartment," posted on March 2nd, cleared 940,000 views in the same window[3]. Reddit picked the character back up on March 5th, when user Kk123789 reposted the @meetissai image to r/gaming, where it collected roughly 59,000 upvotes[3]. On March 16th, Twitter user @Val_Arkandes announced a small browser game starring Eggdog, distributed through Google Drive[3]. Urban Dictionary entries from around this time describe Eggdog as "a dog that's shaped like an egg" and note that the original is real while the popular versions are animated[1]. ## How to Use Eggdog is typically used as either a reaction image or a short video loop. The PomPom grooming still often gets pasted under wholesome or absurd content, common conventions include the phrase "meet eggdog" as a standalone caption, and the 3D model is often dropped into short animations that put the character in mundane settings like an apartment or a game world[3]. It works best when the visual carries the joke on its own, so most posts skip long text and let the shape do the talking. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Eggdog? Eggdog is a 3D character shaped like an egg with a small dog face, based on a real Pomeranian named PomPom who was groomed into an oval[3]. ### Where did Eggdog come from? The source is a January 29th, 2019 Instagram grooming video by @groomer_andrea, which was reposted on Reddit the same day under the title "Egg Dog"[3]. ### What does Eggdog mean? Urban Dictionary sums it up as "a dog that's shaped like an egg," noting that the original PomPom is real while the widely shared versions are 3D renders[1]. ### How do you use Eggdog? The still is used as a reaction image, and the 3D model is dropped into short looping videos, often with the caption "meet eggdog" borrowed from @zotakufilms' viral clip[3]. ### Is Eggdog still popular? The character had its viral peak in early 2019 across Twitter, Reddit and VRChat, and the render is still recognized as a classic reaction/character meme from that era[3]. ## References 1. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Eggdog]() 2. [https://www.instagram.com/groomer_andrea/]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/eggdog]() 4. [https://twitter.com/zotakufilms/status/1101228767000000000]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/eggdog Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library