{"id":"absolute-unit","name":"Absolute Unit","summary":"Absolute Unit is a Twitter catchphrase used to caption photos of unusually large people, animals, or objects, framed with mock British reverence. It started with a December 2017 tweet about a stout British hotelier and peaked in April 2018 after a UK museum posted an archival photo of an enormous ram.","tags":["absolute unit","absolute unit meme","in awe at the size of this lad","museum of english rural life ram","british slang meme","twitter catchphrase 2018"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":8,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/absolute-unit/absolute-unit-wyatt-koch-queen-elizabeth.webp","caption":"The original photograph of Wyatt Koch alongside Queen Elizabeth II that sparked the 'absolute unit' meme in December 2017.","width":1362,"height":800,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/absolute-unit/absolute-unit-original-absolute-unit-tweet.webp","caption":"The viral tweet by @mrreptoid that popularized the phrase 'absolute unit' on December 13, 2017.","width":680,"height":513,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/absolute-unit/absolute-unit-david-roth-koch-tweet.webp","caption":"David Roth's tweet linking his Deadspin article about Wyatt Koch, referring to him as 'the absolute unit'.","width":680,"height":628,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/absolute-unit/absolute-unit-armadillo-absolute-unit-variation.webp","caption":"An early variation of the 'absolute unit' meme format applied to an oversized armadillo.","width":680,"height":737,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/absolute-unit/absolute-unit-inflatable-santa-absolute-unit.webp","caption":"The 'absolute unit' template applied to a giant inflatable Santa, demonstrating the meme's flexibility.","width":680,"height":744,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/absolute-unit/absolute-unit-merl-sheep-absolute-unit.webp","caption":"The Museum of English Rural Life's viral tweet featuring an archival photograph of a large sheep, which helped propel the meme to mainstream attention.","width":596,"height":505,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/absolute-unit/absolute-unit-merl-archive-followup-tweet.webp","caption":"The MERL's follow-up thread revealing the archival origin of the 'absolute unit' sheep, identified from their filing system.","width":595,"height":712,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/absolute-unit/absolute-unit-elon-musk-absolute-unit-tweet.webp","caption":"Elon Musk's April 2019 tweet embracing the 'absolute unit' meme in reply to news about the Stratolaunch aircraft.","width":680,"height":1119,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/absolute-unit/history.md","related":["kermit-sipping-tea","its-so-over-were-so-back","understandable-have-a-great-day","no-thoughts-head-empty","ight-ima-head-out","very-mindful-very-cutesy","is-it-over","they-did-surgery-on-a-grape","vibe-check","free-real-estate","67-meme","tungsten"],"popularityRank":1469,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}