"Always beefing with cutie patooties": Internet memes go wild as Drake gets framed for Duolingo owl’s ‘death’

The Duolingo Owl has been pronounced dead, and fans are blaming Drake.

What's the connection, you might ask? Well, it all started when the language-teaching app took to its social media to reference a moment during Kendrick Lamar's performance at the Super Bowl halftime, where he gave a direct shoutout to Drake.

The app uploaded an image of its mascot, imitating Lamar's pose, while the caption echoed his lyrics:

"SAY DRAKE."

An hour later, the platform announced the demise of its mascot in a statement:

"It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that Duo, formally known as The Duolingo Owl, is dead. Authorities are currently investigating his cause of death and we are cooperating fully. Tbh, he probably died waiting for you to do your lesson, but what do we know."

It continued,

We're aware he had many enemies, but we kindly ask that you refrain from sharing why you hate him in the comments. If you feel inclined to share, please also include your credit card number so we can automatically sign you up for Duolingo Max in his memory. We appreciate you respecting Dua Lipa's privacy at this time," the official statement reads.

Fans have since begun linking the death back to Drake, and we've rounded up some of the funniest reactions to the same.

Disclaimer: This piece reflects the writer's opinion; the reader's discretion is advised. Do let us know in the comments what you think should have made the cut.

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Duolingo's mascot declared dead, fans begin blaming Drake

Check out what one user had to say in reference to Kendrick Lamar:

"Drake always beefing with cutie patooties man."

Even more echoed the sentiments:

"Drake really got shooters the bird was dead within the hour im crying," one fan joked.

"Kendrick destroyed Drake so badly he got companies killin off owl logos. Iconic," someone else quipped.

"GOD DAMMIT DRAKE," another user joked.

"So instead of getting sued by Drake, Duo dies," yet another theorized.

The comments didn't end there, as fans were clearly having a lot of fun with poking fun at the situation:

"Def drakes fault," one user humorously declared.

"Duo ducking a lawsuit by faking their death," someone else quipped.

"We blame Drake…" yet another joked.

"Drake really had people on it—the bird was gone within the hour. I’m not crying," an X user jested.

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Fans were clearly going wild in the comments, with one after the other joking that Drake could be behind the whole debacle.