RIP Bozo
A dark-humor catchphrase used to mock a disliked person's death, downfall, or elimination, paired with a signature cigar clip and Chief Keef audio.
Definition
RIP Bozo is used to mock or celebrate the death, defeat, or downfall of someone the poster dislikes, treating 'bozo' as a synonym for clown to imply the person was never taken seriously. It's typically paired with a video template featuring a cigar-smoking clip and Chief Keef audio, on-screen text naming whoever is being 'buried,' and often the hashtag #PACKWATCH.
History
The phrase traces to a 2015 Instagram post by user @bigfend about attending the funeral of a hater. It resurfaced on Twitter in 2020 after the James Worthy cigar video became the meme's signature template, and gained a further boost in February 2022 when NBA star Joel Embiid tweeted the original photo after a trade, spawning a Change.org petition with over 6,000 signatures asking the original poster to appear at a game.
Cultural scores
Editorial estimates of cultural weight — Current Popularity tracks how much people are posting about this now, not historical fame.
Current Popularity = how actively people are posting about this today. Influence = lasting footprint. Cringe = online reception. Brainrot = absurdist energy. How scoring works
Examples
- “Posting the meme video with a disliked figure's name after bad news about them”
- “Captioning a rival team's playoff elimination with 'RIP Bozo'”
- “Using it sarcastically about a public figure's controversy or scandal”
Related entries
Culturally linked — not random recommendations.
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L
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References
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