# No I Didn't Drop It In Dirt, Grow Up On May 29th, 2020, TikToker Chef Cuso posted a backyard clip searing a tomahawk ribeye and defensively told viewers, "no, I didn't drop it in dirt, grow up," about the meat's dark crust. The line sparked a long-running TikTok Duet trend in which users played dumb critics and then cut to an aged-up photo of themselves, and by spring 2021 the phrase was being quoted on Twitter and Instagram as an IYKYK caption. ## Origin Chef Cuso, a TikToker who mostly posts backyard grill cooks, uploaded the source video on May 29th, 2020, searing a tomahawk ribeye coated in a dark seasoning he calls black rub[1]. Partway through, he addresses the camera as if heading off critics and says, "no, I didn't drop it in dirt, grow up," then later adds the "black rub, remember from the beginning" line about the finished crust[1]. The clip pulled in more than 4.8 million views over the following year[4]. The duet trend started soon after. TikToker @sanchovies and @brokeboygeorge posted among the earliest widely shared duets using the aged-up photo gag, mock-insulting the steak so Cuso could deliver the retort[2][3]. - **Platform:** TikTok (origin) / Twitter, Instagram (catchphrase spread) - **Creator:** Chef Cuso - **Date:** 2020 ## Overview The joke works as a two-beat TikTok Duet. On the left half, a user squints at Chef Cuso's dark-crusted steak and asks, "ew did you drop that in dirt?" On the right, Cuso snaps back with "no, I didn't drop it in dirt, grow up," and the duet cuts to a face-aged photo of the questioner, as if the scolding literally made them old[2][3]. A second beat usually follows, with the user asking "is that burnt?" and Cuso answering "no it's not burnt, black rub, remember from the beginning, grow up," and another cut to the aged photo[4]. By early 2021 the line had drifted outside TikTok and was being used as a standalone caption on Twitter and Instagram, often paired with a baby-versus-adult or small-versus-large image pair so the "grow up" punchline landed visually[5][6]. In that form it reads as an IYKYK joke, and posters rarely explain the Chef Cuso source[4]. ## How to Use To make one, duet Chef Cuso's original ribeye clip in TikTok, film yourself asking "ew did you drop that in dirt?" on your side, then cut to an edited photo of yourself as an elderly version after Cuso answers. Common convention is to repeat the beat with the "is that burnt?" line and show the aged photo again. Outside TikTok, the phrase typically runs as top text over an image pair showing something small or young next to something bigger or older, with no further explanation. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is No I Didn't Drop It In Dirt, Grow Up? It is a catchphrase and TikTok Duet trend built around a 2020 Chef Cuso video of a seared ribeye, where he snaps "no, I didn't drop it in dirt, grow up" at imagined critics of the dark crust[1][4]. ### Where did No I Didn't Drop It In Dirt, Grow Up come from? TikToker Chef Cuso posted the source video on May 29th, 2020, searing a tomahawk ribeye coated in black rub, and the line comes directly from that clip[1]. ### What does No I Didn't Drop It In Dirt, Grow Up mean? In the duets it is a mock-scolding reply to a dumb question, and the cut to an aged-up photo of the questioner plays the "grow up" literally; as a standalone caption it signals the same "stop being clueless" energy[2][6]. ### How do you use No I Didn't Drop It In Dirt, Grow Up? On TikTok, people duet Cuso's video, ask "ew did you drop that in dirt?" and cut to an aged photo of themselves after his reply[3]. Off TikTok, it is used as top text over a young-versus-old or small-versus-big image pair[5]. ### Is No I Didn't Drop It In Dirt, Grow Up still popular? The duet format stayed active into mid-2021, with new variants from creators like @ollieball12 and @regnisxela, and the phrase was being used as a standalone caption on Twitter and Instagram that spring[7][8]. ## References 1. [https://www.tiktok.com/@chefcuso/video/6832428866129169669]() 2. [https://www.tiktok.com/@sanchovies/video/6855714599895862533]() 3. [https://www.tiktok.com/@brokeboygeorge/video/6835247159911271685]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/no-i-didnt-drop-it-in-dirt-grow-up]() 5. [https://twitter.com/who_is_sumi/status/1376627065194229764]() 6. [https://www.instagram.com/p/CNp5nJPAR4w/]() 7. [https://www.tiktok.com/@ollieball12/video/6960011587398798597]() 8. [https://www.tiktok.com/@regnisxela/video/6969695686577245445]() 9. [https://www.instagram.com/p/CNx_tHfJhkR/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/no-i-didnt-drop-it-in-dirt-grow-up Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library