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Confused Nick Young / Swaggy P
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About
Confused Nick Young, also known as Swaggy P, refers to a reaction image featuring NBA basketball player Nick Young with question marks surrounding his head, which was popularized on Black Twitter to express confusion online, most notably during the Drake and Meek Mill Feud.
Origin
On July 22nd, 2014, YouTuber Cassy Athena uploaded an episode of the web series Thru The Lens,[1] which features a day in the life of Nick Young. During the show, Young makes a perplexed facial expression when his mother claims he was "a clown" in his younger years (shown below, left). A screen capture of the scene was subsequently circulated online (shown below, right).[3]
![confused reaction picture from the video of Nick Young that got turned into a meme](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/993/875/084.png)
Spread
On July 13th, 2015, the @WorldStarFunny[4] Twitter feed posted a photoshop of Young wearing a Sombrero with the caption "Que?" along with a joke about being unable to sneak out of a house (shown below). Within two years, the tweets gained over 4,000 likes and 1,900 retweets.
![When you find out El Chapo escaped a maximum security jail 2 times Confused Nick Young meme tweet with him dressed in sombrero](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/211/918/024.png)
On November 25th, Twitter @ChadJordan23[5] posted a photoshop of Young dressed as an agent from the science fiction film franchise Men in Black holding a mind eraser tool, captioned with a joke about discussing a recent breakup (shown below, left). Within 14 months, the tweet garnered more than 19,200 likes and 15,000 retweets. On December 10th, Instagram user @daquan[6] posted a Confused Nick Young with the caption "How many apps y'all gon use to talk to the same fuckin people," gaining over 157,100 notes in 13 months (shown below, right).
![When your parents ask you about your ex Confused Nick Young meme about being like the Men In Black when the parents ask about your girl friend right after you two just broke up](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/211/923/508.png)
![How many apps y'all gon use to talk to the same f----- people confused Nick Young meme about how many apps do you really need to talk to the same exact people](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/211/924/922.jpg)
Young's Reaction
On January 15th, 2016, actor Lamorne Morris posted a video on Instagram[2] of Young presented with the Confused Nick Young image during a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers (shown below). Within 24 hours, the video gained over 298,000 views and 800 comments.
Various Examples
![#GrowingBlack confused Nick Young meme about when you are crying and parents tell you to stop crying or they will give you a reason to cry](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/993/876/64f.jpg)
![phone causes stomach aches confused Nick Young meme about mom always blaming everything on the fact that you are often on your phone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/993/879/d59.jpg)
![driving Confused Nick Young meme about when someone is driving and texting with you in the car](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/993/878/b75.jpg)
![old people Confused Nick Young meme about when old people lie about how they had to get to school back in their day](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/993/880/f2d.jpg)
Templates
![Confused Nick Young Blank Template ??? 222 THRU LENS](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/515/682/ca8.png)
![Confused Nick Young Blank Template YeunG FAITH THRU LENS](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/515/681/b3a.png)
Search Interest
External Reference
[1] YouTube – Thru The Lens Episode 4
[3] Opening Ceremony (via Wayback Machine) – I WAS FASHION EDITOR FOR A DAY AT CALVIN KLEIN
[4] Twitter – @worldstarfunny
[5] Twitter – @ChadJordan23
Top Comments
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