Pope Memes, The Unexpected Return Of 'Oblivion' And More

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Know Your Meme Team
April 28, 2025

This week, J.D. Vance may or may not have killed the pope, a VRChat model claimed the hearts of Twitter users and the Oblivion remaster blessed us with some truly grotesque custom characters.

J.D. Vance Killed Pope Francis Theory, also known as J.D. Vance Is The Antichrist, refers to humorous conspiracy theories, jokes and memes claiming United States Vice President J.D. Vance is the Antichrist and one of the reasons for the death of Pope Francis in late April 2025. The politician met with the Pope a few hours before his demise was announced by the Vatican, spreading the theory on Twitter / X that he could be the Antichrist, a figure prophesied to oppose Jesus Christ and described as a person or power that is antagonistic to Christ.

Kevin or TS So Kevin is a slang term meaning "something bad." The term was popularized on TikTok in mid-April 2025 alongside other names-turned-slang-terms, including "Owen," meaning "something good," "James," meaning "something mid," and "Samuel," meaning "real." The earliest known use of the term was posted by TikToker @druskidrinker that month in a video that loosely follows the "Gurt: Yo" format.

Friendslop is a humorous and derogatory slang term describing video games primarily meant to be played together with friends and, more narrowly, indie cooperative horror games such as Lethal Company and R.E.P.O., among others. Coined in March 2025 alongside the complementary term "Friendfarming," the term was initially mocked but later achieved recognition on social media.

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