RIPBOZO

RIPBOZO is used as a mocking or disrespectful response to someone's loss, failure, mistake, or misfortune. Rather than expressing genuine sympathy, it's used to celebrate or laugh at someone's downfall. The emote essentially means "rest in peace, you fool" or "good riddance" and is intentionally antagonistic. It's often used in competitive contexts when someone loses, makes a bad play, gets banned, or experiences any kind of setback that chat finds amusing or deserved. The emote carries a tone of schadenfreude and is meant to be provocative and humorous rather than genuinely sympathetic.

RIPBOZO originated from a viral meme format that emerged around 2020-2021, combining "RIP" (Rest In Peace) with "BOZO" (a derogatory term for a foolish person or clown). The phrase gained massive popularity on Twitter and other social media platforms as a way to mock or celebrate someone's downfall or failure. The emote typically features an image of someone smoking a cigarette or cigar in a celebratory or dismissive manner, often associated with the "smoking that [name] pack" meme format. This particular version appears to show someone in formal attire smoking, which fits the mocking celebration theme. The emote was added to various Twitch channels and third-party emote services like 7TV, BetterTTV, and FrankerFaceZ starting around 2021-2022 as the meme reached peak popularity.

RIPBOZO is commonly used when: a streamer dies in a game repeatedly or makes a major mistake; someone in chat gets timed out or banned; a rival streamer or player loses a match or competition; someone's prediction or take ages poorly; a streamer's argument or excuse falls apart; during competitive gaming moments when an opponent is defeated; when karma catches up to someone who was being toxic or arrogant; or when someone experiences an embarrassing fail on stream. It's particularly popular in gaming streams, especially competitive games, and is often spammed alongside other mocking emotes. The emote thrives in environments with edgier humor and is frequently used in rapid-fire chat spam during chaotic or dramatic moments.