Welcome to a whimsical corner of Reddit known as “Username Checks Out” that combines witty snapbacks, memes, and internet culture all at once.
According to Know Your Meme, “'Username Checks Out' is a common catchphrase used online to point out when someone makes a comment that seems to complement their online handle.” People online immediately caught on to the joke, and so the subreddit by the same name was born in 2015.
Seven years later, the community stands strong while dedicated to sharing and documenting hilarious examples of the phrase being used. Below we wrapped up some of the funniest ones for you to enjoy!
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Name Checks Out
Potato
Oh No
Know Your Meme explains the “Username Checks Out” catchphrase that has been surfing online for years, as a phrase that points out when someone makes a comment which complements their online handle.
The origins of the phrase dates back to November 19th, 2014, when the Redditor felix2468 posted a question to r/OutOfTheLoop about what the phrase ‘Username checks out’ meant. “While the comment had seen use online prior to the question, the post marked the first time someone inquired about its meaning online,” Know Your Meme explains.
Bruh
Yes
He Explained It Wrong
A year later, on October 20th, 2015, “a 9GAG user posted an example showing someone with the username "EnragedQuitter" leaving an online gaming match, gaining over 6,600 points.” Then, on April 17th, 2016, Redditor The-Lying-Tree posted the same question to /r/OutOfTheLoop. According to Know Your Meme, in the thread, users Drogovic and Stuff_muffin provided examples of how the meme would be used. The joke was picked up by Redditors on various subreddits.
Dave’s Username Checks Out
Italy
Finally
The FBI Is Onto Us
And that's the exact moment showerthoughts host has been seamlessly replaced by what people commonly described as a "man in black".
That Turned Dark Fast
Church V Jesus Round 1 Commence Idk I Don’t Watch Boxing Or Wrestling
Old Google+ Meme
Never Truly Safe
Kutiwise is safe, though. That’s a “vampier” hunter, not a “vampire” hunter.
A Double Whammy
No, you just get to summon a comet upon us now.
Load More Replies...No, it's because that kind of mushrooms only grow in Unicorn Meadows after fairy circle dances under the full moon. -- Like I said, "imaginary". --- Now, let me tell you about a Bridge that is for sale in the Florida Everglades. The bidding is already getting fierce. Your main competor is a bidder who manufactures screen doors for submarines. He really wants that prime property with the bridge, but you can still out bid him before Mr. Pigg at the brick house closes the auction. (I hope you followed all that; it's very tongue in cheek, head tilt, and raised eyebrow stuff.)
I'm happy, so I get paid. I get paid, so I'm happy. Infinite money glitch.
It appears that I become a horny demon who tries to get the living to say my name 3 times in a row. Not that bad.
Well, I get to get paid for hanging out with my gnomies, I suppose. It's a double win for me!
Okay, an octopus girl? Maybe an octopus researcher if I stretch the name enough?
You also get paid for existing and being named Carl.
Load More Replies...I get paid to exist. Just like those people who do nothing but get money anyway. Shareholders or something
Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to collect all the trash, and run, no- Dash to the dumpster, while fast paced music sets an accelerated pace. If you do not finish the trash dash before the music stops, or you must take whatever trash is left and dash home, where you will fill your bathtub/shower with it. -- This message will self destruct in 5, 4, 3....
looks like i'm payed for my panic attacks from now on
“I’m trying my best boss” “it will be turned in eventually” “no please im trying really hard”
Sorry, the only jobs available to you are flipping burgers at fast food restaurants, stocking groceries, or we'll get you a newspaper delivery route. Your choice.
Load More Replies...well it looks like i can choose to be part of the unemployment rate
What...do I do? I'm a mollusc(extinct)...and a cat. So, I'm half-extinct.
But half a cat. That means you own half the internet, which I would imagine brings in some money.
Load More Replies...Fair point. But I'd like to see some of that cash. I haven't seen a penny yet. Looks like the dogs and dog-lovers are stealing it.
I get to eat meat, howl at the moon, and lick people. That’s kind of already what I do now.
I am a letter. I guess I could work on Sesame Street as the letter of the day...
I became internet famous for being an Axolotl who can comment n stuff
im in the perfect stand. i will neve leave thuis bannana stand
Practice - watch spy movies, read spy books. You'll get better.
Load More Replies...Noted. Then one day i'll change my name to just Foxlike and you'll know i succeeded lol
I get paid to rustle leaves, cause a stir, move air-slightly, be breezy, keep birds and flying insects aloft, bring the fragrances of flowers in through your windows, and perfume past your face, dry your tears, cool you on a hot day, dry your laundry or just your shirt after a nervous sweat, lift butterflies from flowers, move the sails of your boat (not enough to move the boat), put out the candles on your cake and the candles on your romantic table for two, keep your matches from staying lit long enough for you to use them, snuff out the pilot lights in your furnace, water heater, and stove, move campfire smoke to get in your eyes, waft odors from farm animals or the garbage toward you, whisk important papers out of your hands and keep them just out of reach, carry balloons that little children let go -up- into the atmosphere, dry your eyes out, fling sand or pollen in your face, mess up your hair before a photo shoot, blow 1 or 2 hairs into your eyes, and one to tickle your nose. -- I'll be a pleasure, a blessing, and such a nuisance. Bwahahahahaha!
i stay the same, i am already a deity of moonlight, only difference is i now glow...
Lazy, sleepy little elf. You take candy from babies, and pensions from old people. How many ice cream cones did you knock out of someone's hand this week? How many puppies tails did you pull? How many nasturtiums and hollyhocks did you pilfer from Auntie May's garden?
Now that you've revealed what you do for a living to us, we'll be expecting you.
Load More Replies...Apply at Poe R US. I'm sure the Edgar Allen Poe Society will be very interested in a crow's ghost. Also, try to get an audition for the remake of "The Birds" by Alfred Hitchcock.
Load More Replies...Thank you very much. I thought i mgiht get hired to haunt a graveyard but this seems much better paying
Seems pretty self explanatory to me. Be a zombie sushi. Alternately, make zombie sushi.
Load More Replies...Work outside the box. Master exceptionally difficult tricks with red marbles, and become an internet sensation. Paint walls, floors, counter tops, or furniture as mock red marble. Carve intricate designs in red marbles that sell for $100s. Do indepth research and write a best seller about the big red marble - the planet Mars. Or, write a children's book about a child and a red marble, and all their adventures. Become a fashion designer, and make that your company name. You could quarry red marble and make something beautiful and marvelous with it.
Load More Replies...Will you use swords, guns, or light sabers?
Load More Replies...Definitely not lightsabers, wrong universe. But probably a mixture of the other two
I'm coming after Roman Reigns and that Undisputed Heavyweight Title, just have to get rid of The Bloodline first XP *Fight Night intensifies*
Look at me, Ma, I'm dancin' here! I wouldn't make a penny if I had to dance for a living.
Open a salon and spa, start a travel agency, become a fashion model, a real-estate mogul, a private detective, a 1 person band, design an exclusive clothing brand or accessories ... so many choices for your brand name.
Load More Replies...The Cause Of 2020
The Best One I've Seen Yet Lol
Definitely Checks Out
What's wrong with Giuseppe.? It's better than any name Elon Musk will come up with.
2 Together!
Did That Sting M8?
When I was younger, I always thought it meant all my friends were adding kisses to their name, like xoxo.
F You, Trevor
Pizza Hut App
FBI
to answer the question: there would be a huge sigh of relief if such a violent, bigoted, unintelligent extremist cult leader was done away with once & for all.
Checks Out
Not The Belt!
"NotTheBelt" officially beats all other usernames out there; I dunno what it is, but that name just hits me the right way
Didn't Mean To Offend Any Earthworms, I'm Sorry
At my high school, the weird thing would be the guy who was suspended after the weekend janitor caught him in the teachers' lounge. "Steve" (not his real name) had decided to break into the lounge and was raiding for food, found some hot dog buns, and figured "Welp...might as well sit down on the couch in here and pleasure myself with one of those". Aaaaaaaaand cue the janitor
The Anti-UwU
I Feel Bad For The Second Guy
Don’t Call Me Karen
I thought it was pretty funny when I posted something slightly politically spicy on Bored Panda, and the first person to comment was told, "We don't talk about him."
I thought it was pretty funny when I posted something slightly politically spicy on Bored Panda, and the first person to comment was told, "We don't talk about him."