Stonks
Use "Stonks" with an up arrow for questionable financial gains or ironic success. Use "Not Stonks" with down arrow for financial losses. The misspelling is intentional and part of the humor. Often applied to absurd or backwards logic that somehow works.
Dimensions: 825 × 619px
Format: Image macro with intentional misspellings
📖 Origin Story
Source: Facebook
Creator: Special meme fresh (Facebook page)
First appeared: First appeared in June 2017 as "stonks" with a poorly-rendered 3D businessman in front of a rising stock chart
"Stonks" (intentional misspelling of "stocks") features a crude 3D render called "Meme Man" standing before financial charts. Used to satirize poor financial decisions, economic misunderstandings, or ironic success. Spawned a whole Meme Man universe.
🎯 How to Use This Template
Use "Stonks" with an up arrow for questionable financial gains or ironic success. Use "Not Stonks" with down arrow for financial losses. The misspelling is intentional and part of the humor. Often applied to absurd or backwards logic that somehow works.
Pro Tips:
- 💡Keep the intentional misspelling - it's "Stonks" not "Stocks"
- 💡Use up arrow (📈) for positive/ironic gains
- 💡Use down arrow (📉) for losses ("Not Stonks")
- 💡Works for any situation involving gains/losses, not just finance
- 💡The crude 3D render adds to the absurdist humor
- 💡Can be used both ironically and sincerely
😂 Example Ideas
Ironic celebration of minimal gains while ignoring major costs
Highlighting counterproductive financial logic
Developer humor about creating job security
💡 Did You Know?
- •The character is called "Meme Man" and appears in many surreal meme formats
- •"Stonks" became particularly popular during the GameStop stock surge in 2021
- •The misspelling trend spawned related terms like "helth," "panik," and "kalm"
- •Meme Man was originally created in 2017 as part of surreal meme culture
- •r/wallstreetbets adopted Stonks heavily during market volatility
- •The meme's resurgence during COVID-19 market chaos gave it new relevance
