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The plot of the new Netflix drama is nothing to laugh at. In the show, which might end up being the , financially strapped people compete in a tournament of kids’ games where losers get killed. Not very funny. But the show has captured the public’s imagination, which of course means memes and jokes.
It’s easy to see why. Squid Game has many complex characters, as well as plenty of visually striking scenes and objects (the Dalgona cookies, the game organization’s business card, the outfits). It’s full of meme material, and here are some of the best. (Some show spoilers ahead, be warned.)
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Squid Game candy memes
In one episode, the contestants have to carve a piece of Dalgona candy out of a tin without breaking the shape. It’s not easy, although a smuggled cigarette lighter and eventually some licking get the job done for some players.
More Squid Game
One meme shows the hardest shape to pry out, the infamous umbrella, with the caption, “Law professors: The exam won’t be that bad,” and then the umbrella challenge as the exam.
And another declared, “Me to the red men in Squid Game after I crack the umbrella: Double or nothing?”
Who’s been watching
Would you rather do the candy challenge or sit a law final? It’s a tough call honestly…
— Legal Job Coach (@legaljobcoach)
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Me to the red men in Squid Game after I crack the umbrella
— Chat (@LittleOne_1130)
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racing to get a Squid Game Dalgona candy video out while the memes are still hot
— derik #StandWithIATSE (@derik__david)
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This is still one of the funniest scenes in squid game chose umbrella because his mom would always give him broken ones that he refuses to take to school bc he wants a cool one. GUESS WHAT
— 토⚘ (@326mingming)
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When I participate in squid game and I have to cut out the umbrella
— ⛓ (@simpchoppa)
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my impression of what the people who had to cut out an umbrella in squid game were thinking: “oh so they wanted me to die, like me specifically, they hand-picked my death. okay”
— SQUIRREL || jackboxtwt moment (@ShslSquirrel)
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I’ve been trying figure out at what level of Squid Game I’d have made it up to at most, the game in the Man With the Umbrella episode sheesh
— -Empress of Africa- (@Kimofdiamonds)
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if i was in squid game and the cookie was the umbrella “just shoot me already”
— Commando (@SimplyCommando)
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How i thought how my life
my life would be: actually is:
— mishti doi WRLD (@mishti666)
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All those dalgona memes from Squid Game and i think this one’s the best LMAO
— Joshi⁷ (semi-IA) (@jshgmbl)
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Squid Game Red Light, Green Light robot memes
In the very first game, contestants must play Red Light, budaya negara indonesia Green Light, but with a creepy twist. A giant robot of a little girl swings around to watch for those who move after she says “Red Light.” Moving, of course, is fatal. And the robot is irresistible to meme-makers, many of whom set a dancing video of the doll to the song of their choice.
Squid game doll dancing to EXO’s Paradise
— RYE insomniac era (@nonStopKSoo_)
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Squid game’s red light green light doll found dancing to baby by Justin Bieber
— sany (@drewsmenu)
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the red light green light doll when someone moved on red light
— abdul (@allahswiffer)
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me on squid games when the doll turn around
— krista the barista (@mycheleofficial)
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green light, RED LIGHT
— alex | denali thinker (@GOTTMlLF)
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Squid Game marbles memes
If you’ve seen the show, oof, you know the emotional punch of the episode in which the contestants all play marbles for the chance to advance. Let’s just say the game set-up wasn’t what the teams expected, and tears flowed. (Some big spoilers in the memes.)
Finished the marbles episode of squid game
— Tupac Minion (@TupacMinion)
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The marbles episode
— JT (@J_T93)
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The marbles episode of was one of the most emotionally brutal and brilliant episodes of TV ever.
— B H (@barbhaynes)
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During the marbles episode
— rip mona I have ayaka now (@GachaImpact)
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The guard in Squid Games when he saw Ali give his marbles to Sang Woo
— BreadGod (@_Bread_God_2)
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nah the husband on squid games fr ain’t let his wife keep them marbles im crying
— uh oh gback again (@gbenlola)
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Squid Game glass bridge memes
In one contest, players had to cross a glass bridge where some panels would shatter underfoot. You bet that eerie scenario was memed, with some proposing creative ways they would have tried to cross, and others making jokes of their own.
Them: We shall cross that bridge when we get there.
The bridge:…
— merzz mike (@klauseduardz)
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squid game fifth challenge “glass bridge game” unreleased scene
— mavie. (@sungsjeekies)
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How I would win the glass bridge game in Squid Game
— B Tha One (@BthaOne)
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The glass bridge challenge in Squid Game is nuts. I would’ve just tried to run across with the glass falling behind me like I’m going over the big red balls on total wipeout
— Jason Okundaye (@jasebyjason)
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More Squid Game memes
No squid were gamed in the making of Squid Game. Wrote one Twitter user, “Squid Game (Netflix) rating 1/10. Not enough squid.”
squid game (Netflix)
rating:
1/10
Not enough squid
— Iman Azlan (@ImanAzlan11)
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I’m obsessed with memes please keep making them
— Jenny Will (@jennywill45)
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This is the best squid game meme of the social apps downtime
— Series Abíọ́dún ‘Baj ☻ (@Engr_Series)
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everyone’s talking about but i haven’t seen any love for the best character, made a little tumblr text post meme for this absolute queen
— genevieve (@cuttleb0nes)
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Accumulate massive debt as the competition in your field grows larger. College is the reverse Squid Game
— Daniel Murray (@Murrda446)
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Me at the end of Squid Game
— Ellams The Great (@ellamsgeorge1)
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are these the squid games yall talking about
— Funny Tweets (@MemePortfolio)
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finally understanding all the squid game memes
— VINCENT ⑱ (@V1VlCA)
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Squid Game makes you cry
The show packs an emotional punch — actually, several of them, as characters whom viewers have become attached slip away. One tweet contrasted Seong Gi-hun’s ID photo, taken before the deadly games begin, with his shocked face later on, captioning the two, “Me (when I) start watching Squid Game vs. Me after watching it.”
Me start watching
Vs.
Me after watching it (;
— آية (@its_scintilla)
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Me when i applied for college and got accepted without knowing what i was getting myself into
— Ted Mosby (@have_u_met_ted)
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Why are you crying? It’s just a character
The character :
— Thasha (타샤) (New Acc/ Looking for moots) (@moonchildarmyy)
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Them: don’t cry, its just characters on tv
The characters:
— way too early (@_itsjav)
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Me before vs after watching
— Out Of Context Squid Game (@nocontextsquidg)
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I just finished watching Squid Game, and this image sums up what I feel about everything.
— GH4ST || -ᄒᴥᄒ- (@floatyghast)
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Can you leave him alone? He just finished episode 6 of Squid Game
— natywonka (@natywonka_)
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Best Squid Game meme
I’m calling it: This is my absolute favorite Squid Game meme. It makes me laugh every time.
It shows two squids on subway or train seats with the caption, “Squids on their way home after playing the game. (I don’t know,) I’ve never watched the show.”
Squids on their way home after playing the game. Idk I’ve never watched the show
— Mar (@Mar240k)
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