At the beginning of October, the Chill Guy meme also became a cryptocurrency with a capitalization of more than $40 million. It all started from a post on X by user PhillipBankss.
Hands in pockets, jeans and comfortable sweatshirt. A dog’s face and a serene smile. The Chill Guy is one of the most popular memes on social media in recent weeks. Was sighted quite frequently on both TikTok and Instagram. Explaining memes, as we always say, is a bit explain the jokes. You always risk ruining everything. Let’s just try to understand where it comes from.
Let’s start with the etymology. Chill Guy can be translated into Italian as Boy in the Chillforcing Quiet Boy a little. Being in the chill or chillare is an expression that indicates an activity in which one just tries to relax, alone or with friends. How easy it is to understand linguistic loan which spread thanks to social media in the language spoken by younger people.
The origins of the Chill Guy
Second Know Your Memenow an encyclopedia of memes, the first attestation of the Chill Guy dates back to end of 2023. His illustration was published on X by the user Phillip Bankss. It was supposed to be just a new character in his illustrations, a guy in the chill who “deep down doesn’t give a damn”.
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A few well-placed reposts did the rest, transforming it into a new meme. The original post on Instagram has almost 100,000 likes. This character is the symbol of all the times when faced with a discussion, a problem or even just something a moment full of emotions we simply put our hands in our pockets and move forward calmly with a smile. I mean, sometimes that’s who we are, more often what we would like to be.
As has already happened with many memes, also the Chill Guy has become a useless meme-coin. In October 2024 the user mrowl by Pump.fun created the $CHILLGUY cryptocurrency which has reached a capitalization of over 40 million dollars. We recommend not purchasing it.
