poor little meow meow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Originated from a viral 2020 tweet by a BTS fan apologetically addressing group member Suga (known by the fan nickname "Lil Meow Meow") as "my poor meow meow...my baby my little baby who hurt^([sic]) so much […] ." The tweet was made in response to the controversy over Suga's sampling of a speech by cult leader Jim Jones (1931–1978) on his solo mixtape D-2.
Meanings
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(slang) A fictional character who is both endearingly pathetic and extremely flawed or villainous.
You may have noticed there’s a new trend amongst fans of all kinds of media. Whenever there’s a little sad sack of a man, people will start calling him their “poor little meow meow”—their little baby loser boy, if you will. In other words: a Pathetic Loserman.
2022 September 13, Madeline Carpou, “Allons-y, Make Way for This Year’s “Official Pathetic Loserman!””, in The Mary Sue:Unlike his brothers, Aldo is kind of a lil’ sweetie. I mean, he’s not really a sweetie at all. In Tumblr morality terms, he is more of a Poor Little Meow Meow than he is a true cinnamon roll.
2022 December 11, Jack Doyle, “Aldo And The Three Brothers In ‘Chainsaw Man,’ Explained”, in The Mary Sue:Examples of Poor Little Meow Meows include Breaking Bads Jesse Pinkman, Marvels Loki, Avatar: The Last Airbender's Prince Zuko, and Ice King from Adventure Time.
2022 September 19, Jack Doyle, “Who (Or What) Is Poor Little Meow Meow?”, in The Mary Sue:
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| poor little meow meows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
babygirl · woobie · blorbo · Draco in Leather Pants · cinnamon roll
wikipedia: Suga (rapper) · wikipedia: Jim Jones · wikipedia: BTS · wikipedia: D-2 (mixtape)