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TOS - Remember '24

‘Remember ’24’: Gen-Z is already nostalgic for 2024. It’s weird

Who says you can’t be nostalgic in November?

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture
TOS - 'I didn't hear that'

‘I didn’t hear that’: The hot goss TikTok sound that has us positively shook

‘When my bestie randomly drops some mind-boggling lore.’

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture
3 panel image from different TikTok accounts.

‘And then I go and spoil it all’: TikTokers cringe over their biggest vibe-killers

Because let’s be honest—we’ve all said ‘somethin’ stupid.’

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture
i lied put your clothes back on

‘I lied put your clothes back on’: TikTok enters its ‘info dump’ era

You might find the song familiar…

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture
Three split of look alike duos posing together with text that says 'work doppelgangers'

‘We are not the same person’: The TikTok sound that’s making us see double

TikTokers are finding their doppelgangers.

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture
domingo snl sketch tiktok sound

‘Direct from Domingo’: Ariana Grande’s Sabrina Carpenter parody is record-setting. So of course, it’s a TikTok movement, too

‘Never in my life has an SNL skit entered my brain, conscious, body, and soul like Domingo has.’

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture
Woman sipping coffee with text that says 'Hey ho, wake up. I died when I was kidnapped 18 years ago and was never found by the police'(l), Two women hugging with text that says 'Yo Wake up, i died a year ago. No one believed me when I said I was getting stalked'(c), Woman looking at camera with text that says 'Heyy wake up. This isn't real! i died 4 years ago while on a 9pm walk back home, remember?(r)

‘Hey wake up. I’m dead, remember?’: A spooky, controversial social media trend from beyond the grave

The source of this sound is even creepier than the TikTok trend.

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture
TOS - Interpretive dance

‘You unknowingly started the funniest trend’: Boyfriends are so desperate to please they’re all doing interpretive dances on TikTok

‘This has become my favorite trend on TikTok.’

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture
TOS - 'I love your daughter'

‘I love your daughter’: Understanding the soaring TikTok dance trend that revives this classic ‘Gilmore Girls’ episode

One creator described the trend as ‘successful peacocking.’

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture
Man talking with text that says 'Me NOT code switching with my white friends' and That one sound from Tiktok logo(l), Woman talking with text that says 'My Sim when someone they just met dies'(c), Man talking with text that says 'when i reference a tiktok to someone and they don't get it'(r)

‘In the clurb, we all fam’: This beloved catchphrase from a cult favorite TV show is suddenly bigger than ever

‘You know them?’

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture
gypsy rose blanchard my man wouldn't touch you with a ten foot pole

We wouldn’t touch this Gypsy-Rose Blanchard dance trend with a 10-foot pole

‘Gypsy Rose diss track before GTA 6 is crazy.’

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture
TOS Nursery verse

Into the ‘nursery-verse,’ a movement that’s blowing up TikTok

Understanding the internet’s latest main character.

On by Charlotte Colombo
Trending
TOS - 'It's time to play the game'

‘Time to play the game’: The WWE-inspired meme everyone is obsessed with

What do you get when you cross wrestling, Motorhead, and a strong baritone voice?

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture
TOS - 'We both reached for the gun'

‘We both reached for the gun’: This ‘Chicago’-inspired trend raises the stakes

Chicago has come to TikTok.

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture
TOS - 'Let's Be Financially Responsible'

‘Let’s be financially responsible’: A TikTok sound or life lesson?

Because who doesn’t want a sweet treat?

On by Charlotte Colombo
Pop Culture

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