The reason it has been memed a ton in the last like 6 years or so is because Corey <giant last name> said “womp womp” on Fox News in response to abuse of migrant/immigrant children. The other guy got pissed off and it became a whole thing similar to Trump’s covfefe incident where the media “wanted to know what it meant!” One of the biggest Trump guys doing the sarcastic tiny trombone sound when confronted with the reality of what he supports… but Chris Cuomo was confused over the meaning.
I’m feeling called out, being both American and having used the phrase lol. Though to be fair, it’s not something I’d think to use as a retort to another person directly.
I wonder, as a lowly non-american, if people in the US actually find womp womp to be a funny retort?
What does it even mean?
Meant to imitate a sad trombone sound, but it is so half assed.
That’s like the most purified explanation
The reason it has been memed a ton in the last like 6 years or so is because Corey <giant last name> said “womp womp” on Fox News in response to abuse of migrant/immigrant children. The other guy got pissed off and it became a whole thing similar to Trump’s covfefe incident where the media “wanted to know what it meant!” One of the biggest Trump guys doing the sarcastic tiny trombone sound when confronted with the reality of what he supports… but Chris Cuomo was confused over the meaning.
Here’s the clip
Anyway, I think this clip + media response (social media like reddit, twitter as well) popularized it in recent years
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Even if for some reason “womp” would be right onomatopoeia for that sound, it should be “womp womp womp wooooomp”, so literally half-assed.
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It makes me want to sink my teeth into the user
I totally get it and I get the same urge, but tbh I really wouldn’t want to taste him.
At least among stupid edgy ‘cynic’ kids, yes. Get me out of here.
I’m feeling called out, being both American and having used the phrase lol. Though to be fair, it’s not something I’d think to use as a retort to another person directly.