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Meryl Streep Shouting Lyrics

Meme & format · 2017 · Notable

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A shouting photo became a lyric template; some tweets drew 100,000 likes.

Original · @falonshardae_

Clip · WatchMojo.com on YouTube

Post · @Tusslindo on X

Post · @MissZindzi on X

Post · @itsChelseaRaye on X

50 Cent: what up blood? what up cuz? what up blood? what up ... Me: GAAAAANGSTAAAAAAA — @falonshardae_ on X

GNODpop greeting card illustrating the shouting Streep meme. — GNODpop

89th Annual Academy Awards - Backstage — TIME

Nicole Bentley on Instagram: "I keep seeing these in my Facebook feed. So I decided to make my own. ✊🏼 #merylstreep @merylstreepsinging #dmx #ruffryders @dmx" — Nicole Bentley on Instagram

Top 10 Memes of 2017 — WatchMojo.com on YouTube

Top 10 Memes of 2017 | WatchMojo — WatchMojo

Alicia Keys: IN NEW YOOOOOORK Me: CONCRETE JUNGLE WET DREAM TOMAAAAATO — @MissZindzi on X

Here Are the Funniest Hip-Hop-Inspired Meryl Streep Memes — XXL

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Peak date: Week of Mar 20, 2017; Mar 17 ’17 to Week of Mar 20, 2017
Platforms: 5; Started on X
Origin: Organic; Culture (no sector)

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Twitter users paired a SAG Awards photo with call-and-response lyrics. Irish and French versions followed, as did Instagram remixes and greeting cards. The format returned when Streep cheered at the Oscars.

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March 2017
@falonshardae_ seed · Mar 17 ’17
@falonshardae_ paired a 50 Cent lyric with the shouting Streep photo.[1][2]
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@Tusslindo platform jump · Mar 17 ’17
@Tusslindo used the photo for an A$AP Ferg call-and-response.[3][2]
Teen Vogue platform jump · Mar 19 ’17
Teen Vogue covered the song remixes and reported that Twitter had made a Moment.[4]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26

2026-10-12Added: 12 events, 15 sources · Score 62

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