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"Seems Legit" is an expression used as a sarcastic retort to a suspected attempt at deception and is often used to caption image macros depicting factually questionable statements and scenarios.

Origin

The word "legit" is a colloquial shortening of the adjective "legitimate", which was coined in the mid 15th century to mean "lawfully begotten" according to the Online Etymology Dictionary.[3] The term was popularized in 1991 with the release of the song "Too Legit to Quit" by rap artist MC Hammer.

The earliest known sarcastic use of the phrase "sounds legit" online comes from a thread in the AnandTech[5] computer hardware review forums from November 11th, 2006. In the thread, the original poster asks if a certain online payment service is a scam, to which forum member jupiter57 replies "sounds legit to me!"

11-11-2006, 01:19 PM jupiter57 Is Alertpay legit? Hmmm, let's see: Paying via "AlertPay", Lives in the States, but wants it shipped to a 3rd. world country, Has his own FedEx account, Paying more than the asking price. Sure sounds legit to me! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancaster, KY Posts: 3,757 HEAT ine Quote

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On April 17th, 2009, the first Urban Dictionary[2] definition for "seems legit" was submitted by user Psyber Kayos who pointed out the sarcastic use of the phrase.

1) What one would say in a situation that arouses suspicions, but is ultimately determined to pose no threat.
2) What one would say ironically in a situation that is obviously NOT legit, usually dealing with illicit activities such as drugs and pedophilia, or the purchase of knockoff merchandise.
1) This muscle cream isn't a brand I've ever heard of, but there's no ingredients label on it so it can't be steroids. Seems legit.

The domain for the website seemslegit.com[1], which features a wide variety of demotivational poster images, was registered on May 24th.[2] On August 2nd, a Free Candy Van image macro with the caption "don't be a pussy this guy seems legit" (shown left) was submitted to the Internet humor site FunnyJunk.[9] On March 2nd, 2010, a photo of a spray painted wall with the words "Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory / Free Tours!" (shown right) was submitted to the /r/funny[13] subreddit in a post titled "Seems Legit to me."

FREE CAND CHANCE Don't be a p----. This guy seems legit.
oh FrEt ToURs!

On January 31st, 2011, a post titled "Seems Legit" reached the front page of the /r/pics[12] subreddit with a photo edited to appear as if the subject had well defined ab muscles (shown left). The post accumulated 4,351 up votes prior to being archived. On June 1st, Randall Munroe published a webcomic to his site xkcd[8] titled "Advertising Discovery", in which a person sitting at their computer thinks "sounds legit" while reading a penis enlargement spam message with citations (shown right).

SEEMS LEGIT
ADVERTTSING DISCOVERY: TURGIDAX TRIPLESYOUR PENIS SIZE OVERNIGHTall IMprovING BOTH yoUR SEXUAL ATTRACTIVENES AND YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR HEAUH0i 6302 SOUNDS LEGIT WIKPEDIA HAS TRAINED US To BEUEVE ANYTHING FOLLOWED BY UTE BLUE NOMBERS IN BRACKETS.

The meme has continued to spread on the Cheezburger site Very Demotivational[10], Tumblr[4] under the tag "#seems legit." A Facebook[6] page has received 28,627 likes as of March 23rd, 2012.

Usage

In the context of image board and forum threads, "seems legit" is often used to expose someone as being deceptive. An archived 4chan[11] thread from October 8th, 2011, shows "seems legit" used as a sarcastic reply to an original poster masquerading as the electronic music producer Skrillex.

File 1318083856.ipg-(171 KB, 525x350, sup.jpg) □ skrillex 10/08/11(Sat)10:24 No.20448503 ㄇ小 Sup/mu/! Skrillex aka Sonny Moore here! I've been seing some negative comments regarding my music on this board. So I thought I would give you guys a walkthrough on how I create my songs and maybe change your m Okay, let's do this! inds. □ Anonymous 10/08/11(Sat)10:25 No.20448519 seems legit

Notable Examples

In image macros, the phrase is often used as a caption to bring attention to an unbelievable claim or scenario.

Josh Robertson hi girls if you all wanna have fun my number is Like Comment Share August 17, 2011 Angelica Christine ur so hot xx i luv ur bulge SO BIG! x August 17, 2011 at 6:58pm Like S1 Josh Robertson thanks angelica call me! . August 17, 2011 at 7:23pm Like SEEMS LEGIT
Seems legit...
TOSHIBA Seems Legit. memecenter.com MemetenteraL
DIED From not forwarding that text message to 10 people SEEMS LEGIT VERY DEMOTIVATIONAT,.com
SEEMS LEGIT
Seems Legit 材

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External References

[1] Seemslegit.com – Seems Legit

[2] Urban Dictionary – seems legit

[3] Online Etymology Dictionary – legitimate

[4] Tumblr – tagged seems legit

[5] AnandTech – Is AlertPay legit (page unavailable)

[6] Facebook – Seems Legit

[7] Reddit – seems legit

[8] XKCD – Advertising Discovery

[9] FunnyJunk – free candy

[10] Very Demotivational – seems legit

[11] Chanarchive – Sup /mu/ (page unavailable)

[12] Reddit – Seems Legit

[13] Reddit – Seems Legit to me



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About

"Seems Legit" is an expression used as a sarcastic retort to a suspected attempt at deception and is often used to caption image macros depicting factually questionable statements and scenarios.

Origin

The word "legit" is a colloquial shortening of the adjective "legitimate", which was coined in the mid 15th century to mean "lawfully begotten" according to the Online Etymology Dictionary.[3] The term was popularized in 1991 with the release of the song "Too Legit to Quit" by rap artist MC Hammer.


The earliest known sarcastic use of the phrase "sounds legit" online comes from a thread in the AnandTech[5] computer hardware review forums from November 11th, 2006. In the thread, the original poster asks if a certain online payment service is a scam, to which forum member jupiter57 replies "sounds legit to me!"


11-11-2006, 01:19 PM jupiter57 Is Alertpay legit? Hmmm, let's see: Paying via "AlertPay", Lives in the States, but wants it shipped to a 3rd. world country, Has his own FedEx account, Paying more than the asking price. Sure sounds legit to me! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancaster, KY Posts: 3,757 HEAT ine Quote

Spread

On April 17th, 2009, the first Urban Dictionary[2] definition for "seems legit" was submitted by user Psyber Kayos who pointed out the sarcastic use of the phrase.

1) What one would say in a situation that arouses suspicions, but is ultimately determined to pose no threat.
2) What one would say ironically in a situation that is obviously NOT legit, usually dealing with illicit activities such as drugs and pedophilia, or the purchase of knockoff merchandise.
1) This muscle cream isn't a brand I've ever heard of, but there's no ingredients label on it so it can't be steroids. Seems legit.

The domain for the website seemslegit.com[1], which features a wide variety of demotivational poster images, was registered on May 24th.[2] On August 2nd, a Free Candy Van image macro with the caption "don't be a pussy this guy seems legit" (shown left) was submitted to the Internet humor site FunnyJunk.[9] On March 2nd, 2010, a photo of a spray painted wall with the words "Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory / Free Tours!" (shown right) was submitted to the /r/funny[13] subreddit in a post titled "Seems Legit to me."


FREE CAND CHANCE Don't be a p----. This guy seems legit. oh FrEt ToURs!

On January 31st, 2011, a post titled "Seems Legit" reached the front page of the /r/pics[12] subreddit with a photo edited to appear as if the subject had well defined ab muscles (shown left). The post accumulated 4,351 up votes prior to being archived. On June 1st, Randall Munroe published a webcomic to his site xkcd[8] titled "Advertising Discovery", in which a person sitting at their computer thinks "sounds legit" while reading a penis enlargement spam message with citations (shown right).


SEEMS LEGIT ADVERTTSING DISCOVERY: TURGIDAX TRIPLESYOUR PENIS SIZE OVERNIGHTall IMprovING BOTH yoUR SEXUAL ATTRACTIVENES AND YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR HEAUH0i 6302 SOUNDS LEGIT WIKPEDIA HAS TRAINED US To BEUEVE ANYTHING FOLLOWED BY UTE BLUE NOMBERS IN BRACKETS.

The meme has continued to spread on the Cheezburger site Very Demotivational[10], Tumblr[4] under the tag "#seems legit." A Facebook[6] page has received 28,627 likes as of March 23rd, 2012.

Usage

In the context of image board and forum threads, "seems legit" is often used to expose someone as being deceptive. An archived 4chan[11] thread from October 8th, 2011, shows "seems legit" used as a sarcastic reply to an original poster masquerading as the electronic music producer Skrillex.


File 1318083856.ipg-(171 KB, 525x350, sup.jpg) □ skrillex 10/08/11(Sat)10:24 No.20448503 ㄇ小 Sup/mu/! Skrillex aka Sonny Moore here! I've been seing some negative comments regarding my music on this board. So I thought I would give you guys a walkthrough on how I create my songs and maybe change your m Okay, let's do this! inds. □ Anonymous 10/08/11(Sat)10:25 No.20448519 seems legit

Notable Examples

In image macros, the phrase is often used as a caption to bring attention to an unbelievable claim or scenario.


Josh Robertson hi girls if you all wanna have fun my number is Like Comment Share August 17, 2011 Angelica Christine ur so hot xx i luv ur bulge SO BIG! x August 17, 2011 at 6:58pm Like S1 Josh Robertson thanks angelica call me! . August 17, 2011 at 7:23pm Like SEEMS LEGIT Seems legit... TOSHIBA Seems Legit. memecenter.com MemetenteraL DIED From not forwarding that text message to 10 people SEEMS LEGIT VERY DEMOTIVATIONAT,.com SEEMS LEGIT Seems Legit 材

Search Interest

External References

[1] Seemslegit.com – Seems Legit

[2] Urban Dictionary – seems legit

[3] Online Etymology Dictionary – legitimate

[4] Tumblr – tagged seems legit

[5] AnandTech – Is AlertPay legit (page unavailable)

[6] Facebook – Seems Legit

[7] Reddit – seems legit

[8] XKCD – Advertising Discovery

[9] FunnyJunk – free candy

[10] Very Demotivational – seems legit

[11] Chanarchive – Sup /mu/ (page unavailable)

[12] Reddit – Seems Legit

[13] Reddit – Seems Legit to me

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