TIKTOK is like the wild west when it comes to memes.
That rings especially true for the city boy meme, which is a meme that started as a male-centric answer to “hot girl summer.”
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What is the city boy meme on TikTok?
To understand the city boy meme, it’s critical first to understand the modern idea of what it means to be a “city boy.”
The term “city boy” was first used as a male-centric version of girls claiming they would have a “hot girl summer.”
“City boy summer” became a phrase popularized in 2019, but after the summer was over, the term “city boy” stuck.
According to Urban Dictionary, a “city boy” is “a male who is living his very best life and chasing the bag at all times without letting Hot Girls or any female get in the way.”
The concept led to men claiming to be “city boys” when boasting about toxic behavior like cheating and being rude to women.
Women also shared their relationship woes and referred to the men who’d scorned them as “city boys.”
What is the meme for city boys on TikTok?
Soon, the hashtag exploded, and because it’s the internet, a meme was made from a clip of an old show called Gravity Falls.
In the clip, a character named Deputy Durland mocks a detective for being a literal city boy when he’s unable to solve a crime.
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He cups his hands over his mouth and shrieks a high-pitched “City boy! City boy!” at the other character.
The audio and video from this clip are the most-used reaction mash-up under the hashtags #cityboy and #cityboys.
Where can I watch Gravity Falls?
You can watch the animated series the meme comes from on multiple streaming sites.
It aired from 2012 to 2016 and is available to stream on Hulu, Disney+, and Prime Video.
