Weirdeg

Weirdeg is a variation of the popular Pepe the Frog meme, depicted with a green face, bulging eyes, and an orange/red mouth in an awkward or uncomfortable expression. The emote conveys a sense of awkwardness, discomfort, or a reaction to something strange or cringeworthy happening on stream.

The 'eg' in the name likely refers to the emote being an 'edge' case or variant of other Pepe emotes, emphasizing its weird or unusual nature.

Weirdeg is derived from the broader Pepe the Frog meme, which was originally created by artist Matt Furie in 2005 for his comic 'Boy's Club.' This particular variant emerged as part of the extensive collection of Pepe emote variations that became popular on Twitch and third-party emote platforms like 7TV, BetterTTV (BTTV), and FrankerFaceZ (FFZ) around 2018-2020.

Like many Pepe variants, Weirdeg gained popularity through community adoption rather than being associated with a specific streamer. It spread across various Twitch communities as users sought more expressive and nuanced emotes to convey specific reactions.

Weirdeg is typically used in Twitch chat in the following situations:

• When something awkward or uncomfortable happens during a stream
• In response to strange or questionable statements made by streamers or other chatters
• When the streamer makes a social faux pas or has an awkward interaction
• To express secondhand embarrassment or cringe
• When something unusual or unexpected occurs that makes viewers feel uncomfortable
• As a reaction to weird or bizarre content that appears on stream