Joever
English
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editEtymology
editBlend of Joe + over, in reference to 46th president of the United States Joe Biden. Initially appeared in a 4chan post published October 14, 2020, shortly before the 2020 United States presidential election, to signify the perceived defeat of Joe Biden. Popularized in late 2022 in various memes on Twitter.[1] Repopularized after Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 Presidential race.
Pronunciation
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editJoever (comparative more Joever, superlative most Joever)
- (Internet slang, humorous) Done for, finished, cooked.
- Antonym: Barack
- 2022 December 22, DJ Byrnes, “NFL world reacts to major Russell Wilson change”, in The Comeback[2], archived from the original on 2022-12-30:
- “It’s Joever,” joked one fan with an attached image of a forlorn President Joe Biden.
- 2023 April 10, Brendan Morrow, “The daily gossip: Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn were 'talking about marriage' before reported split, Kim Kardashian cast in American Horror Story, and more”, in The Week[3], archived from the original on 2023-06-19:
- It's Joever. On Saturday, Entertainment Tonight dropped the bombshell news that Taylor Swift and her boyfriend of more than six years, Joe Alwyn, broke up "a few weeks ago," which was subsequently confirmed by People, Page Six, and CNN.
- 2023 May 7, Ajitesh Rawat, quoting xQc, “xQc Flexes on Forsen After Taking Back the Crown of Minecraft Record Holder”, in EssentiallySports[4], archived from the original on 2023-07-20:
- The 27-year-old streamer tweeted out a meme collage for the announcement of his new world record, while also tagging Forsen. He shared the meme quote “It’s Joever,” along with his time for the speed run of 16 minutes and 38 seconds.
- 2023 May 25, James Troughton, “Gamers Are Divided Over Spider-Man 2's Symbiote Suit”, in TheGamer[5], archived from the original on 2023-06-03:
- Over on Twitter, someone immediately posted, "They even added complicated armor layouts to the alien flesh suits its joever".
- 2023 June 12, Ciara Farmer For Mailonline, “Snoochie Shy rages over Love Island star brother Zachariah’s cruel treatment of Catherine... leaving fans urging the DJ to ’go collect her loser sibling’”, in Daily Mail[6], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-13:
- 'Honestly heartbroken babes... Go collect your brother, after this is done... You might want to log out tonight sis... it’s joever for your brother i fear... Your brother is giving LOSER ENERGY. So disrespectful... Tell him sis'.
- 2024 July 21, Kylie Cheung, “It's Joever”, in Jezebel[8], archived from the original on 21 July 2024:
- It’s finally Joever: On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he's stepping down from the Democratic presidential ticket with a letter to his "fellow Americans," posted on Twitter.
Collocations
edit(over, done for):
- it's Joever
References
edit- ^ “It's Joever”, in Know Your Meme, launched 2007