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distracted boyfriend

A stock photograph that became an Internet meme, widely used to depict disloyalty or shifting attention, especially starting in 2017.

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Where it started

Distracted boyfriend is an Internet meme based on a 2015 stock photograph by Spanish photographer Antonio Guillem. Social media users started using the image as a meme at the start of 2017, and it went viral in August 2017 as a way to depict different forms of disloyalty. The meme has inspired various spin-offs and received critical acclaim.

The use timeline

  1. A stock photograph taken in 2015 which went viral as an Internet meme in August 2017.

  2. Wikidata Q55691704: distracted boyfriend meme — Internet meme. First recorded: 2015-00-00T00:00:00Z.

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