updoot
[uhp-doot]
Examples of updoot
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Examples of updoot
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Where does updoot come from?
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People didn’t just start saying updoot because they got tired of how upvote sounded. Updoot has a meme as its root: the Skull Trumpet or Doot Doot, which features a computer-animated skull playing two notes on a trumpet. The meme came to prominence in 2011 and migrated to Reddit. The skull became known as Mr. Skeltal and his sound as a doot.
Updoot plays on upvote and doot doot, an imitation of the sound of a trumpet and perhaps meant as a playful sound effect for the little victory of someone liking and boosting your content (upvoting), especially on Reddit.
Interest in updoot surged in 2015–16. There were numerous Reddit posts asking what an updoot was on subreddits like r/OutOfTheLoop. A fun, little website launched in 2015 where you can give yourself as many updoots as you want: updoot.me.
Who uses updoot?
Updoot is usually paired with the Skeleton Trumpet meme, e.g. Mr. Skeltal needs updoots for his trumpet. At the height of updoot in 2015, the subreddit r/dankmemes produced numerous memes featuring updoot and the skeleton.
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The memes often referenced calcium (because bones) and, true to dank memes, were meant to be absurd.
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Updoot was heavily used on Reddit but spread to other social sites, including Twitter and gaming forums.
And it's a Spock gif…wish I could updoot it more than once! – Smiffy
— The Shipyard ⚓ #XFLtoSD (@TheShipyardSD) April 4, 2019
you have been blessed by sleeping cat!
every updoot is one night of restful sleep and sweet dreams for you! 🐱😴 pic.twitter.com/BHHUHlYbJF— Legion (@LegionOvGuy) April 3, 2019
The action of downvoting is sometimes called a downdoot.
no problem if you downdoot mate pic.twitter.com/VNnlRD66CT
— Dank Memes Bot (@memes_bot) October 12, 2018