The 'cuviTest' emote is a variation of the popular Pepe the Frog meme character, featuring a green frog with a triangular hat or cap. This particular Pepe has a distinctive red tongue sticking out and appears to have a somewhat mischievous or playful expression. It belongs to the vast family of Pepe emotes that have become staples in Twitch culture.
This emote is likely used to express playfulness, trolling, or a silly mood in chat. The name 'cuviTest' suggests it may be associated with a streamer or community member named 'cuvi', possibly as a test or custom emote for their channel.
The base character, Pepe the Frog, was created by artist Matt Furie in 2005 for his comic 'Boy's Club'. Pepe became an internet meme starting around 2008 when it spread from Furie's Myspace to platforms like 4chan. The character gained massive popularity online and evolved into countless variations.
This specific 'cuviTest' variation appears to be a custom emote likely created for or by a Twitch streamer or community member named 'cuvi'. The 'Test' portion of the name suggests it might have been an experimental or trial emote. It's likely hosted on 7TV, a third-party emote service that allows streamers to use custom emotes beyond Twitch's native offerings.
Without more specific information available about the streamer 'cuvi', it's difficult to pinpoint exactly when this particular variation was created, but it follows the tradition of community-created Pepe variations that have been popular on Twitch since approximately 2015-2016.
The cuviTest emote would typically be used in Twitch chat in the following contexts:
Like many Pepe variations, it likely serves as a versatile reaction emote that community members use to express a particular emotion or to participate in community-specific memes and interactions.