# Khia Khia is an online slang term labeling a musician or celebrity as irrelevant, outdated or a flop, lifted from the name of rapper Khia Finch of "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" fame[1]. A 2014 photo of an emotional fan posing beside Khia gave the word its sting, with X users mocking the idea that anyone would cry over meeting her[2]. By mid-2023, stan Twitter accounts were lobbing "khia" at Nicki Minaj collaborators, Ice Spice detractors and any artist they wanted to dismiss[1]. ## Origin The source photo spread on X on November 26, 2014, showing a young fan with her hand covering her mouth standing next to rapper Khia. User @BeckDeeMyG posted the image writing "This gotta be photoshopped. Ain't nobody crying when they meet Khia in 2014," which drew over 200 likes[2]. Later that day, @legallydyme shared a version captioned "Why is this Korean girl crying over meeting Khia?!! 😂😂😂😂😂," collecting more than 8,000 likes[3]. Using "khia" as an insult did not catch on for almost a decade. The earliest documented example as a slang term is a June 26, 2023 X post from @JAESREVENGE joking that "Ice Spice had so many Khias in her face tonight," tallying over 24,000 likes[1]. Know Your Meme attributes the shift from meme reference to insult to K-pop and adjacent stan circles online[4]. - **Platform:** X (origin photo and insult coinage) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2023 ## Overview A typical khia post is a one-word reply. When somebody shares excitement about a new single or feature, another user drops a terse "khia" or "KHIA" underneath it to call the artist a flop[1]. It also works as a plain noun, used in phrases like "khia collab" for a feature with a smaller name, or "these khia producers" for a lineup of unknowns[8]. Tone sits between sincere disses and self-aware joking. Fans of major pop stars often aim it at R&B singers or lesser-known rappers, while posters sometimes use it against beloved artists for the irony. X user @itstheyonce showed the ironic register, replying "now who the fuck is this khia??" to a Google result for an Animal Crossing villager[7]. Urban Dictionary entries from 2023 described khia as a stan Twitter word for an artist a user considers a flop, naming H.E.R., Tinashe and Mariah the Scientist as example targets[8]. The term can also mock disproportionate hype, as in celebrating a track going #1 on iTunes with three sales being "so Khia"[8]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Khia? Khia is a stan Twitter slang term calling an artist or celebrity irrelevant, outdated or a flop, named after American rapper Khia Finch[1][8]. ### Where did Khia come from? The usage traces to a November 26, 2014 photo of a fan appearing to cry while meeting Khia, which X users mocked[2]. The slang-insult meaning dates to a June 26, 2023 post from @JAESREVENGE about Ice Spice[1]. ### What does Khia mean? In stan Twitter use it means "nobody" or a flop artist, a dismissive label for someone the poster considers unimportant[8]. Urban Dictionary also notes it can describe anyone overreacting to something minor[8]. ### How do you use Khia? The common pattern is a one-word reply of "khia" underneath a hyped post about a smaller artist, or as a noun in phrases like "khia collab"[8]. @itstheyonce showed an ironic version aimed at an Animal Crossing character[7]. ### Is Khia still popular? The word was still being used sincerely and ironically on X through March 2024, including against non-music targets[7]. Know Your Meme catalogued it after the 2023 surge in stan-Twitter use[4]. ## References 1. [https://x.com/JAESREVENGE/status/1673186137458745344]() 2. [https://x.com/BeckDeeMyG/status/537825505857503232]() 3. [https://x.com/legallydyme/status/537827858689708032?lang=en]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/khia]() 5. [https://x.com/DeedeeTheLeo/status/1681869529406664705]() 6. [https://x.com/melofknblonde/status/1708806924513214854]() 7. [https://x.com/itstheyonce/status/1769020279257227619]() 8. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Khia]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/khia Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library