Most of you must come across the word ‘Bingus’ several times on social media platforms. You will also observe many YouTubers and many content creators talking about it. So, what is bingus, and why has it become a hot topic recently? To know about everything related to Bingus, read the whole article. Warning: You might also start falling in love with this cute Bingus cat and get affected by this Bingus meme virus. So read about it with caution.
Bingus is a hairless Sphynx cat, the video of whom got viral on Instagram back in March 2020. In the video, a pink hairless cat was seen being petted by a man while staring at him. Subarusocks posted the video on his Instagram account, and many people found it to be adorable and hilarious. The video spread virally very quickly like a forest fire, and the community chose to name it Bingus. Many memes were also made on this bingus cat and were circulated all over the internet.
Origin of the Bingus cat:
Image By-Gabbeloa08 From Reddit
The original name of the Sphynx cat is not known. The cat seen in the real video, which was posted on Instagram, was affirmed to be from China. The owner posted it on his Douyin account (the version of TikTok used in China), and a user on Discord discovered it. This helped the people find their way to the owner’s account. Sadly, the Douyin account has now been expunged by the possessor.
After the video captured attention on Instagram, it made its way into Reddit by a user named u/haydongers. He posted an image on Reddit to the subreddit /r/ambien (a site devoted to “things you did on Ambien”) back in September 2020 with the title.
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. hi bingus…”
This post had hit over 3700 upvotes. It also received multiple Reddit post of the month awards. The post flared up on the front page of Reddit, and it didn’t take a long time to be shared by everyone on Twitter as well.
The original creator of Bingu’s did not want his identity to reveal, nor did he want his Instagram account to be known to everyone. The original creator and the person who posted it are friends, and they both together had made Bingus what they are. On the Instagram post by subarusocks on March 22, many people commented “hi bingus,” and this catchline started here.
Later on, on March 23, the same video was posted by another Instagram account named big changes without a caption. People still commented saying “hi bingus” on the post. The discord server Binguscord also helped in increasing the popularity of Bingus the cat.
Corpse Husband, a horror YouTuber who turned into a recording artist, has tweeted about the bingus cat several times on his main Twitter account Corpse Husband and on his alternate account CORPSE_alt. He, during his Among Us streams, has also used the word Bingus as his ‘activation’ word. When he is chosen the imposter in the game and if someone shouts ‘Bingus!’, he will kill whoever he stands next to the person who utters the word. The word became a running joke between the Among Us group and admirers on Twitter. People started using the word while killing other people in games and later joking about it.
Sykkuno, a famous broadcaster, accidentally called the Bingus Bing Bong, Inside Out, making it a trending topic on Twitter for several hours. While playing, Rust Corpse tried to impress Sykkuno by making a sign on Sykkuno’s wall by writing out Bingus in his handwriting. Fans started sharing their best moments of the Bingus meme on Twitter.
Image By- Samyarup Chowdhury From sportskeeda
In early October 2020, an unknown user made a Heart locket GIF with a photograph of the Bingus cat, captioning it “Bingus my beloved.” The image got viral in the defunct Binguscord Discord server. Thus, all these events helped the Bingus cat gain frame, and people started liking its memes.
FAQ:
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Why is the cat called Bingus?
The real name of the cat is not Bingus. The name is given by the community, and since then, it is called Bingus cat. The original name of the cat is not known.
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Is Bingus a breed of cat?
No, Bingus is not a cat breed. Bingus is a name given to a Sphynx cat. Sphynx is a breed of cat popularly known for its lack of fur in its body which makes them unique. They are hairless due to naturally occurring genetic mutations. They are the only cat breed to originate in Canada. Sphynx is considered as one of the most expensive cat breeds in the world because of its distinctive features.
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From where did hi Bingus meme originate?
The hi Bingus meme originated from the Instagram post made by Subarusocks. Many meme accounts reposted the video of the Bingus cat and spread it all over the internet and social networking sites and had received the attention of many people.
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Who is Corpse Husband? Does Corpse husband have a disease?
Corpse husband is an American musician and YouTuber. He is popularly known for his music, his “faceless” works, his horror story narration and Among Us Let’s Play content. He was the one who re-popularized the Bingus on his Twitter by tweeting about it many times.
Corpse Husband revealed on numerous occasions that he is suffering from a chronic illness that is incurable. He suffers from fibromyalgia and GERD. The GERD caused his voice to become deeper.
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What is Bingusgender?
Bingusgender refers to xenogender identities, in which one feels that their gender is anyhow connected to the internet meme “Bingus”. The gender term was coined by Twitter user dilfgordon on January 4, 2021. An alternate flag was designed by Twitter user SVandalist on December 23, 2020.
Bingus the cat is still now a trending topic on the internet. Technology has helped the creator to spread the video and make it reachable to a large number of people. Meme culture has gained popularity in recent times and has proved to be a great source of entertainment. Memes spread very fast and are highly contagious. Many people liked the video of the bingus cat, and everyone got obsessed over it.