# Name a More Iconic Duo Name a More Iconic Duo is a Twitter catchphrase that started on September 24th, 2016, when @negansvoid tweeted a photo of Kendall and Kylie Jenner with the challenge to name a better pair. The tongue-in-cheek dare backfired into one of the defining Twitter formats of late 2016, spawning thousands of sincere and joke replies pairing everything from Marvel actors to Harambe. ## Origin On September 24th, 2016, Twitter user @negansvoid posted a photo of Kylie and Kendall Jenner with the caption "name a more iconic duo.. I'll wait"[2]. The tweet sat quietly for a few days before taking off. Its creator later told New York Magazine that the post was not sincere and that she did not actually think the Jenner sisters were iconic, saying she "wanted to see how people would respond" to the framing[2]. After the tweet went viral, @negansvoid locked her account to escape the mentions and asked to remain anonymous in press coverage[2]. - **Platform:** Twitter - **Creator:** @negansvoid - **Date:** 2016 ## Overview The format is dead simple: a picture of two people, animals, objects, or fictional characters paired with the caption "name a more iconic duo.. I'll wait." Replies then answer the rhetorical challenge, usually by attaching the original @negansvoid screenshot alongside a pairing the poster considers actually iconic, ridiculous, or absurdly niche[1]. The Kendall and Kylie Jenner image at the center of the joke was the punchline as much as the prompt, since much of the humor came from users disagreeing with the premise that the sisters deserved the label[2]. Early replies split cleanly into two lanes. Sincere posts nominated pop culture pairs like Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan, while joke posts leaned into internet in-references such as Harambe and the child who fell into his enclosure, or the "Friendship Ended With Mudasir" image[1]. The bit worked because the challenge was open-ended, letting anyone insert whatever pairing signaled their fandom or sense of humor. ## How It Spread The tweet started catching on late on September 27th, 2016, when users began quoting it in earnest[1]. One of the earliest widely shared replies came from @celebsconfess, who paired a screenshot of the @negansvoid tweet with photos of Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan from the Captain America films[1]. That set the template: attach the original tweet as an image and rebut it with your own duo. From there the joke sprinted across Twitter through the end of September. Contributions included Harambe and the toddler who entered his zoo enclosure, the TomBroDude nude-tweet pairing, and the "Friendship Ended With Mudasir" screenshot, alongside sincere entries for musicians, cartoon characters, and sports figures[1]. On September 28th, 2016, New York Magazine ran an explainer walking readers through the meme and interviewing its anonymous creator[2]. Paper Magazine also covered the spread the same week[3]. The format did not stay confined to that Jenner image for long. "Name a more iconic duo" hardened into a reusable catchphrase people still deploy years later whenever they want to hype up any pairing, with or without attaching the original screenshot[1]. ## How to Use The common convention is to post two subjects, real or fictional, with a caption in the shape of "name a more iconic duo. I'll wait." Replies typically respond by quoting the tweet with a competing pair, often attaching the original @negansvoid Kendall and Kylie image as the setup. The joke usually lands when the proposed duo is either wildly more famous than the Jenners or absurdly obscure. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Name a More Iconic Duo? It's a 2016 Twitter catchphrase and reply format built around @negansvoid's tweet of Kendall and Kylie Jenner captioned "name a more iconic duo.. I'll wait"[1]. ### Where did Name a More Iconic Duo come from? Twitter user @negansvoid posted the original tweet on September 24th, 2016, and it went viral three days later on September 27th[2]. ### What does Name a More Iconic Duo mean? It's a rhetorical dare to top a given pairing, which the creator has said was posted sarcastically about the Jenner sisters rather than as sincere praise[2]. ### How do you use Name a More Iconic Duo? People typically post two subjects with the phrase "name a more iconic duo. I'll wait," and replies quote back with their own duo, often pasting the original Jenner screenshot as a setup[1]. ### Is Name a More Iconic Duo still popular? The Jenner tweet's viral moment peaked in late September 2016, but the phrase stuck around as a durable Twitter reply format[3]. ## References 1. [https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/09/name-a-more-iconic-duo-ill-wait-twitter-meme-explained.html]() 2. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/name-a-more-iconic-duo]() 3. [https://www.papermag.com/name-a-more-iconic-duo-kylie-kendall-2016]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/name-a-more-iconic-duo Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library