# Oh, You Oh, You is a mock-scolding reaction phrase paired with a photo of a man giving a hands-on-hips condescending stare, used on message boards since February 2006 as a playful retort. In May 2012, the image got matched with a dog photo on Reddit and spawned an anti-joke comic craze that earned its own subreddit within two days. ## Origin The earliest documented use of the man photo with the phrase dates to February 2006 on Newgrounds, where user Wtflrish posted it as a retort in a thread about site moderator Gooch running his car over a tumbleweed[2]. The origin of the photo itself is unclear. The phrase "Oh, you" as a mock-scolding reply is much older, showing up in the 1920 Western romance novel Oh, You Tex! by American novelist William MacLeod Raine, where a friend shouts it at the protagonist as he rides off on his honeymoon after climbing the social ladder[2]. The dog half of the meme came from a photo online since March 2009. An edited version was created in January 2012 and picked up the label "6o163s's Dog" by March 2012[2]. - **Platform:** Newgrounds / Reddit (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2006 ## Overview Oh, You works as a playful comeback, the kind of thing you say to someone who cracked a corny joke or paid you a compliment you want to bat away with fake exasperation[1]. The visual half of the meme pairs the phrase with a man photographed from a low angle, hands on his hips and head tilted forward in a mock-scolding "you scamp" look at whatever set him off[2]. Tone sits between teasing and dismissive, which is why the image stretches across responses to brags, flirts, and dumb jokes alike. The more elaborate version is a four-panel comic template where a dog delivers an anti-joke setup and punchline while the man appears in the final panel with the caption "Oh, You"[2]. That dog format became a small subreddit micro-genre in mid-2012, with fans building blank templates and posting original comics built around the anti-joke rhythm. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Oh, You? Oh, You is a reaction image and phrase pairing the words "Oh, you" with a photo of a man giving a mock-scolding, hands-on-hips look, used as a playful retort to clever or corny statements[2]. ### Where did Oh, You come from? The earliest documented use of the man photo with the phrase dates to a February 2006 Newgrounds thread, though the phrase itself appears in the 1920 novel Oh, You Tex! by William MacLeod Raine[2]. ### What does Oh, You mean? It's a mock-scolding comeback said in a playful manner, often in response to a brag, compliment, or bad joke, similar in feel to "I know you are, but what am I" for adults[1]. ### How do you use Oh, You? The four-panel comic template typically shows a dog telling an anti-joke setup and punchline in the first three panels, with the man reacting "Oh, You" in the final panel[2]. ### Is Oh, You still popular? It's a classic reaction image from the pre-social-media forum era; the r/OhYou subreddit passed 2,000 readers by late 2012 but new posts thinned out after the initial 2012 surge[2]. ## References 1. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Oh%20You]() 2. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/oh-you]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/oh-you Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library