{"id":"wew-lad","name":"Wew Lad","summary":"Wew Lad is a 4chan catchphrase that bubbled out of the /s4s/ board in late 2013, pairing a nonsense exclamation with a crudely drawn 'Wrinkle Face' man and a doctored Doge image. The phrase became a signature piece of /s4s/ shitposting culture and later jumped to Reddit and the World of Warcraft forums as a go-to expression of mock surprise.","tags":["wew lad","wew","4chan s4s","wrinkle face","doge meme","shitposting","catchphrase"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":7,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/wew-lad/wew-lad-original-wew-lad-doge.webp","caption":"The iconic 'Wew Lad' image, a crudely edited Doge with hand-drawn eyebrows and the phrase 'wew lad' scrawled in marker.","width":469,"height":474,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/wew-lad/wew-lad-4chan-wew-lad-origin-thread.webp","caption":"A 4chan thread from December 2013 showing early uses of the 'wew lad' expression alongside the Doge image.","width":680,"height":594,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/wew-lad/wew-lad-wew-lad-doge-collage-remix.webp","caption":"A derivative edit of the 'Wew Lad' meme combining four Doge panels with a cartoon figure overlaid in the center.","width":680,"height":437,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/wew-lad/wew-lad-4chan-wew-lad-newest-meme.webp","caption":"A 4chan thread from March 2015 declaring 'wew lad' as the site's newest meme, featuring the recognizable 'wew lad' face.","width":513,"height":486,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/wew-lad/wew-lad-wew-lad-pepe-variant.webp","caption":"A Pepe the Frog variant styled in the crude 'wew lad' art style popular on 4chan.","width":700,"height":700,"nsfw":true},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/wew-lad/wew-lad-wew-jihad-edit.webp","caption":"A controversial 'Wew Jihad' remix of the Wew Lad face, part of the meme's wider derivative output on 4chan.","width":480,"height":480,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/wew-lad/wew-lad-john-goodman-wew-reaction.webp","caption":"A John Goodman reaction image frequently paired with the 'wew lad' catchphrase.","width":664,"height":561,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/wew-lad/history.md","related":["420-blaze-it","many-such-cases","la-fairs","bazinga","feminine-penis","milhouse-daryll-van-houten","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"],"popularityRank":2827,"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."}