A 2026 TikTok archetype/reaction meme built around alt, emo, and goth girls with heavy makeup and piercings, tied to the song "Misery" by Pupsies — the running gag has them begging "dada" to play the track, spinning into one of the summer's stickiest alt-culture bits.
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"She did the full Misery Girl look for the video, nose contour and all."
LORE & ORIGIN
Exploded across TikTok in August 2026, pairing images of alt-styled girls (pale base makeup, nose contouring, overlined lips) with captions implying their favorite song is "Misery" by Pupsies, plus the catchphrase variants "dad play Misery" and "dada turn on dat misery." A recurring face for the format came from X user @himonkeyhamie, though the format spread across countless alt-aesthetic creators. Some creators have pushed back on it as mocking or bullying alt/goth subculture rather than just playful.
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