The popular 19 In French or Nineteen In French meme has resurfaced, going viral across social media, particularly on Twitter / X in September 2023, check out the origin and meaning behind it explained below along with the translation
The viral meme is a “Don’t Google meme” that first spread across YouTube and Reddit back in 2016.
19 in French translation joke and meaning explained as it goes viral on Twitter
— non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder) September 24, 2023
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— David Hill (@hillnull) September 24, 2023
Over the past few days, the meme has resurfaced and gone viral across social media as users react to the funny meaning behind it.
19 In French meme origin and meaning explained
The popular meme was first mentioned as a joke by Urban Dictionary user EW Doom. Doom uploaded a post on December 1st, 2009 explaining how people can use the French word for the number 19 (dix-neuf) as Deez Nuts, because it sounds similar to it.
Doom posted:
Dix-Neuf 1. The French word for the number nineteen. 2. Can be used as (and sounds similar too) Deez Nuts. 1. … Dix-Huit, Dix-Neuf, Vingt… 2. Yeah, I basically told her to suck Dix-Neuf”
After Doom pointed out the funny relation, various jokes referencing the pronunciation went viral across social media. As memes started popping up about it, the 19 In French meme generally got popular, where netizens are warned against searching for the translation. The memes bait people across social media to look up its meaning and be surprised.
19 In French meme resurfaces on social media
While the 19 In French meme has gone viral, the meme first went viral on YouTube after a user named kmlkmljkl posted about it on March 2, 2016. The video just shows a screenshot of a Google Translate search showing the translation of the number 19 in French. The video went viral and amassed over 37,000 views and over 480 likes in seven years.
Earlier this year, the viral meme resurfaced on January 21st, 2023, after a reference on Reddit’s /r/okbuddyretard subreddit. Several users referenced the joke in an Uncle Ben What Happened? meme. The meme received over 200 upvotes across eight months. More recently, the joke went viral on X in September 2023, a user named @PicturesFoIder, Shocked Miles Morales meme with the overlay text “Don’t say 19 in French. Worst mistake of my life.” on September 24, 2023. Notably, post garnered over 109,000 likes and 4,200 retweets in a single day.