{"id":"im-crine","name":"Im Crine","summary":"I'm Crine is an AAVE slang catchphrase for 'I'm crying,' used to signal crying from laughter rather than sadness. First posted on X in 2013 by Bronx users, it went viral on TikTok and Instagram in 2025 as a reaction caption paired with the 😭 emoji.","tags":["im crine","im crine meme","crine meaning","aave slang","crying laughing emoji","son 😭😭😭","tiktok meme 2025","reaction caption"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":6,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/im-crine/im-crine-im-crine-memoji-header.webp","caption":"The signature 'IM CRINE' visual pairing a serene Memoji boy with wailing emojis, used as the meme's iconic entry image.","width":1920,"height":1079,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/im-crine/im-crine-kid-mero-2013-tweet.webp","caption":"An early 2013 tweet from @THEKIDMERO showing one of the first popular uses of 'IM CRINE' as slang for laughing hysterically.","width":716,"height":859,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/im-crine/im-crine-chance-the-rapper-tweet.webp","caption":"Chance The Rapper using 'IM CRINE' in a 2016 tweet, an example of the phrase's spread among high-profile Twitter users.","width":716,"height":750,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/im-crine/im-crine-im-crine-square-tile.webp","caption":"A square-format 'IM CRINE' edit widely shared on TikTok and Instagram, featuring rows of sobbing emojis around a serene Memoji.","width":716,"height":719,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/im-crine/im-crine-our-brains-are-crine.webp","caption":"A creepy 'Our Brains Are CRINE' variant riffing on the meme's ominous shitpost aesthetic.","width":716,"height":589,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/im-crine/im-crine-im-crine-angel-lasers.webp","caption":"A shitpost-style 'IM CRINE' edit turning the meditating Memoji into a winged, laser-eyed figure amid a storm of crying emojis.","width":716,"height":713,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/im-crine/history.md","related":["when-the-chile-is-tea-but-the-finna-is-gag","wypipo","yeet","no-cap-and-cap","down-bad","periodt","2-man-slang","squad","chopped-slang","crashout-crash-out","game-is-game","hood-irony"],"popularityRank":3674,"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."}