shocked Pikachu
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Etymology
[edit]From an Internet meme based on a screencap of Pikachu with a shocked expression from the 1997 episode "Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village" of the animated series Pokémon: Indigo League.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]shocked Pikachu (plural shocked Pikachus)
- (Internet slang) A Pikachu with a specific open-mouthed, erect-ear expression signifying shock and astonishment, especially regarding something that one should have expected.
- 2020, Anna Meriano, “Just Tell Them You Play Soccer”, in Game On: 15 Stories of Wins, Losses, and Everything in Between[1], page 180:
- Olivia's shocked-Pikachu face shifts into a full-on scowl.
- 2021, Sunehar Aneja, Angela Mathew, editors, And The Dandelions Fell Apart[2], page 83:
- I swear to god I had both of my eyes bulging out with my mouth wide open looking like a shocked Pikachu.
- 2021, Yayoi Ogawa, translated by Rose Padgett, Knight of the Ice 7[3], page 56:
- She didn't have to look so friggin' surprised about it. Like a shocked Pikachu.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ David Britton, "Surprised Pikachu is the internet’s new favorite reaction meme", The Daily Dot, 26 October 2018
- ^ Preston Smith, "The Origins Of The Surprised Pikachu Meme", The List, 30 August 2021