Meaning
What does FeelsBadMan mean?
After the first Pepe the Frog meme was created, people on the internet thought there was a need for another variant of the character to be made to express sadness/disappointment.
This is how FeelsBadMan was created, turning the happy, smiling frog into a depressed looking one, which was a perfect candidate for the streaming website Twitch.tv, that has a unique emote based on it.
Part of the Pepe the Frog emotes which are as following:
Origin
What's the origin of FeelsBadMan?
The first know mention of the now altered version of FeelGoodMan, was in the beginning of 2009. A user has posted a version of the meme, with its mouth flipped upside-down, hence creating FeelsBadMan, which later has spawned the now know version “not good man”.
This was turned into an emote for the streaming website Twitch.tv in 2016, with it being added to the FrankerFaceZ collection.
Spread & Usage
How did FeelsBadMan spread?
The ever so popular character Pepe the Frog has spawned many successful memes and emotes, especially the first two ones: FeelsGoodMan and FeelsBadMan.
These can be found all over the internet, but after it’s debut on the streaming website Twitch.tv, their popularity has skyrocketed.
As of 10/12/2019. FeelsBadMan is 410th on the top 100 most used emotes list according to the website StreamElements.
External resources
- Know Your Meme – Feels Bad Man / Sad Frog
