# Glazing Slang Glazing is slang for excessively hyping or complimenting someone to the point of looking pathetic, essentially a G-rated cousin of dickriding. The term started in a Discord server in November 2021 before Twitch streamers like Kai Cenat and xQc pushed it into mainstream chat lingo through 2022. ## Overview Glazing is a slang term for over-praising or fawning over someone to the point where the person doing the praising looks sycophantic or pathetic[3]. It's usually described as synonymous with older internet slang like dickriding, kiss-ass and suck-up, and the word itself invokes the visual of glazing a donut[3]. The insult is typically hurled at fans who gush over streamers, athletes or rappers with cringe-level intensity. The word became a staple of Twitch chat through late 2022, spammed anytime a broadcaster hyped a guest a bit too hard[7]. From there it spilled onto TikTok, YouTube comments and Twitter, where it's used both seriously and jokingly to call out unearned worship. ## How It Spread Through early 2022 the word trickled onto Twitter in hip-hop and TikTok fan contexts. On March 10th, 2022, user @youngmir24_ tweeted about rapper Gillie Da King "glazing the shit outta" Lil Durk[4]. A month later, on April 10th, user @kxrahh2x_ posted a screenshot mocking a fan's Instagram comment on TikToker Jabril Evans, and the tweet cleared 430 likes[3]. Glazing broke through in mid-2022 when Twitter user @iccydeeee replied to an Emo Wolf image with a joke about "niggas started glazing," pulling roughly 4,900 likes by December[5]. Around the same time, Twitch streamers Duke Dennis and Kai Cenat started dropping the word on stream, and an August 10th, 2022 TikTok of the two of them posted by @plebamvs2 racked up about 54,000 plays and 10,800 likes[6]. October 2022 sealed it. On October 5th, YouTube channel Plugs Don't Touch uploaded a clip of Kai Cenat explaining glazing to xQc on stream[3]. A day later, xQc Clips posted the follow-up moment where xQc immediately began using the word himself, and that video pulled around 211,000 views over the next two months[7]. Twitch chat took over from there, and glazing became a default spam response to streamer sycophancy. ## How to Use Glazing is typically deployed as an accusation in Twitch chat, TikTok replies or Twitter quote tweets, aimed at someone laying compliments on too thick[6]. Common convention is short and dismissive: "bro is glazing," "stop glazing," or just spamming the word when a streamer starts over-hyping a guest[7]. It doesn't require a template image, though it often shows up under clips of celebrities or streamers receiving over-the-top praise. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Glazing Slang? Glazing is slang for over-complimenting or fawning over someone to a cringe degree, with a meaning close to dickriding, kiss-ass or suck-up[3]. ### Where did Glazing Slang come from? It started in a small Discord server called rigby runtz on November 23rd, 2021, and first showed up publicly the next day in a quote tweet from user @ratthws[1][3]. ### What does Glazing Slang mean? The word refers to excessive, embarrassing praise of another person, borrowing imagery from a donut being coated in glaze[3]. ### How do you use Glazing Slang? It's typically thrown as an insult in Twitch chat or social media replies, often phrased as "bro is glazing" or spammed when a streamer over-praises someone[6]. ### Is Glazing Slang still popular? It broke into mainstream streaming lingo through 2022 via Kai Cenat and xQc, and by late 2022 it was a standard Twitch chat callout[7]. ## References 1. [https://twitter.com/ratthws]() 2. [https://twitter.com/JoeDaActivist]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/glazing-slang]() 4. [https://twitter.com/youngmir24_]() 5. [https://twitter.com/iccydeeee]() 6. [https://www.tiktok.com/@plebamvs2]() 7. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTtOk1rR9dE]() 8. [https://twitter.com/fooliewitit]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/glazing-slang Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library