big mood
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Emerged on Twitter in late 2015 as an evolution of the term mood, used on Black Twitter to denote relatable images. Came to prominence as an Internet meme around January 2018.[1][2]
Noun[edit]
- (Internet slang, informal) An intense or relatable feeling, experience, or thing.
- 2017, Avalon Emerson, quoted in "Class of 2017", Crack, Issue 83, December 2017, page 85:
- Finally got custom moulded earplugs. Hearing protection is a big mood for me from now on.
- 2019 April, Lucas Oakeley, “All Killer, No Filler”, in Foodism, number 34, page 63:
- Montagu was said to have 'invented' the sandwich as a means of keeping his energies up while spending endless nights at the gambling table. I think we can all agree that's a big mood, […]
- 2019, Adam Turner-Heffer, Chelsea Wolfe: Birth of Violence review, The Skinny, September 2019, page 57:
- While Chelsea Wolfe has often shapeshifted in terms of how she presents her music, one thing remains constant: her big mood.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:big mood.
- 2017, Avalon Emerson, quoted in "Class of 2017", Crack, Issue 83, December 2017, page 85:
Interjection[edit]
- (Internet slang, informal) Used to express that the speaker finds something very relatable.
- 2018 October 11, The University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas, page 6:
- my professor just got frustrated, said he couldn't speak anymore and left class.... honestly big mood.
- 2019, AJ McDougall, "Fairytale Princess Finding It Difficult to Adjust to Columbia Life", The Columbia Federalist (satirical newspaper of Columbia University), March 2019, page 5:
- "She had a rat in either hand and was singing about how she felt 'trapped,'" Eliana Meyerowitz, BC '20, reported. "And I mean, big mood, but I just assumed she was on drugs."
- 2019, Charlotte Boulton, "Lizzo: Cuz I Love You," in "Writers' picks: our top ten albums of 2019", The Courier (Newcastle University), 9 December 2019, page 28:
- From exposing her heart and soul on title track 'Cuz I Love You' to listing all the types of boys she likes (big mood) on 'Boys,' the album is versatile and just generally good fun.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:big mood.
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References[edit]
- ^ Kelly, Tiffany (3 April 2018). "Everyone’s still in a Big Mood on Twitter". Daily Dot. Accessed on 19 April 2020.
- ^ "What does big mood mean?". Dictionary.com. Accessed on 19 April 2020.