Nobody:
What does Nobody: mean?
Nobody: is a meme setup implying that no one requested, expected, or prompted the behavior shown in the punchline.
Nobody: used in a sentence
“Nobody: absolutely nobody: my cat at 3 a.m.: starts sprinting through the hallway.”
This example shows the term in context rather than treating the definition as a literal word-for-word substitution. Slang often depends on tone, audience, and the conversation around it.
How do you use Nobody:?
The blank nobody line creates silence before showing someone doing something unprompted, excessive, or predictably strange.
Where did Nobody: come from?
The format became widespread on Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, and YouTube around 2018 and 2019.
Common variations of Nobody:
absolutely nobody
An intensified extra line emphasizing no prompt.
not a single soul
A common alternative setup.
literally no one
Another variation stressing total silence.
Nobody:: frequently asked questions
Why is there nothing after nobody?
The blank space represents the absence of any prompt or request.
Is the format still grammatical without a colon?
The colon is part of the recognizable meme structure, though users sometimes omit it.