What Is the 'Moon Moon' Meme? Discover Its Origins

The Moon Moon meme has become increasingly viral over the last couple of years (Image via The Daily Dot/YouTube)
The Moon Moon meme has become increasingly viral over the last couple of years (Image via The Daily Dot/YouTube)

The internet has a habit of making random things go viral, and this time, it is a fictional derpy wolf called Moon Moon.

Competing with the popular derpy dog, Doge, the Moon Moon meme was birthed out of a Tumblr post about wolf names.

The 'Moon Moon' meme originally came into existence 7 years ago, credited to a Tumblr user called Kitchiki. Sharing his results from a "What's Your Wolf Name" post, Kitchiki took to Tumblr to rant about the hilarious stupidity of the result if your initials happen to be "P.W."

The original Tumblr post that gave rise to the Moon Moon meme (Image via kitchikishangout/Tumblr)
The original Tumblr post that gave rise to the Moon Moon meme (Image via kitchikishangout/Tumblr)

The post went viral almost immediately, garnering over 158,000 notes in two weeks. It currently has over 800,000 notes. The viral post left the Tumblr community in splits as several users on the platform created their own renditions of a severely derpy wolf that they collectively named 'Moon Moon'.

The derpy yet adorable wolf is often seen being taught basic things by his pack, and the results are hilarious.


'Moon Moon' memes will leave you in splits

After the original post went viral, Moon Moon fans have kept the meme trending over the years, coming up with new memes every day. Social media users all over Tumblr, Reddit, Pinterest, and other image-sharing platforms have shared their renditions of Moon Moon memes.

Popular Moon Moon memes (Image via roosamanson/Memedroid)
Popular Moon Moon memes (Image via roosamanson/Memedroid)

The meme has gone so viral since its birth that there is a dedicated subreddit for the fictional wolf which resulted in many people naming their pet dogs, usually huskies, after the internet sensation.

Moon Moon often competes with Doge, a meme popular for two-word jokes.

While Doge is far more popular in terms of social media usage, the 'Moon Moon' meme is not far behind.

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Edited by Yesha Srivastava