What Does This Mean?

Scumbag Steve

[ MEME ][ CLASSIC MEME CANON ][ ADVICE ANIMAL ]

FORCE: Gen Z BrainrotUNIVERSE: Classic Meme CanonCLUSTER: advice_animal

An Advice Animal meme of a guy in a backwards cap, captioned with stories of selfish, unreliable, or inconsiderate "friend" behavior.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"He borrowed my charger and never gave it back — such a Scumbag Steve move."

LORE & ORIGIN

The photo dates to 2006; the meme went viral after a Reddit compilation thread hit the front page on Jan 21, 2011, and spread further through r/AdviceAnimals.

FIRST SEEN

2006

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2011-2013 (Advice Animal Era)

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

Related To:Bad Luck Brian Success Kid

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

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AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↓ FADING

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

[ MEME ][ CLASSIC MEME CANON ][ ADVICE ANIMAL ]

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DOCUMENTED SINCE

2006

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