Quirk Chungus

About

Quirk Chungus, often associated with the line I Have Decided To Become A Millennial Comic Artist, refers to a comic, character and slang term for a female archetype depicting a quirky Millennial woman alongside a "man-child" counterpart. The character first appeared on iFunny in late 2020 and began to spread on Twitter / X in early 2024. It is often accompanied by a reference to the "Millennial comic artist" trope.

Origin

On November 20th, 2020, iFunny^[1] user Big_Ed posted a comic with the caption "I have decided to become a millennial comic artist. My original characters are:" followed by a depiction of two millennial stereotypes. One stereotype is referred to as “Quirk Chungus,” described as a woman who fails to realize she has become her mother, refers to all dogs as "doggos" or "puppers" and “missed out on being a whore.” The comic (seen below) earned over 3,600 smiles and 113 comments in under four years.

Spread

A month later, on December 20th, 2020, iFunny^[2] user PaulAshiton reposted Big_Ed’s image, earning over 7,500 smiles and 360 comments in under three years. Quirk Chungus continued to spread on iFunny in the following years. For instance, on February 13th, 2021, iFunny^[3] user ThvFreedvmNvvn used the comic to comment on a post about a Millennial woman being a fan of Green Day, which received 1,500 smiles and 80 likes in about three years (seen below).

The character of Quirk Chungus and the comic began to spread on other platforms in the following years, though it maintained its greatest level of interest on iFunny. The character was eventually adapted for DeviantArt by MarkRandy685 on November 2nd, 2023, receiving over 1,400 views and 12 favorites in a year. It was notably accompanied by the line, "I have decided to become a millennial comic artist…" as a caption, referencing the original comic (seen below).

In early 2024, the Quirk Chungus comic began to gain more interest on Twitter / X. On March 6th, 2024, X^[5] user @KramericaIntern posted an image of the comic in response to a TikTok about how Millennial couples share the way they met, posted by @Alphafox78, calling the girl in the video "literally a Quirk Chungus." The quote tweet earned over 1,800 likes and 100 reposts in about six days (seen below).

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