What does Ohio meme mean?
WHEN you think of Ohio, it's usually of Cincinnati, the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, or Cleveland.
However in 2023, what stands out is a meme - "only in Ohio".
What does the Ohio meme mean?
A new trend is growing, captioning obscure pictures and videos with the words "Only in Ohio".
The meme seems to have sprouted from an old joke made in 2016, after a social media account shared a bus announcement board displaying "Ohio will be eliminated".
The joke soon became a trend, with people sharing odd photos and videos captioned "only in Ohio" or "can't even [something] in Ohio".
The videos seem to suggest Ohio is a weird state, where monsters and creepy things happen.
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Who has used the Ohio meme?
Thousands of online accounts have posted variations of the odd meme, across TikTok and Twitter.
One verified Twitter account posted a viral video to the meme template.
Major account "Videos that Go Hard" received nearly 300,000 likes on an odd vehicle video in Ohio.
Their viral post only added to the popularity of the meme.
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When did the Ohio meme start being used?
The memes surrounding Ohio have been circulating since 2016, but they seem to have picked up momentum in late 2022.
Videos went viral in August 2022 to the song "Swag like Ohio", and have continued to be posted in the past months.
The tag "only in Ohio" has 2.6billion views on TikTok, and countless posts on Twitter.
One video showed a terrifying creature through a hotel peep hole, captioned "Can't even have hotels in Ohio".
Where is Ohio?
Ohio is located in the midwest and has borders with Michigan and Lake Erie in the north, and Pennsylvania in the east.
West Virginia lies to the east and south, with Kentucky in the south and Indiana in the west.
Its capital is Columbus and its home to major cities Cleveland, which houses the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, and Cincinnati.
Holmes County is the location of the second largest Amish settlement in the US.