Bite the Curb memes made light of the brutal act by recreating curb stomps with dolls and animations, posing situations in which one must choose between biting the curb and some other difficult task (the latter of which is always chosen by the meme's subject) or using the phase like an IYKYK.
When did bite the curb become a meme on TikTok?
The idea of biting the curb became a meme on TikTok in 2024, coinciding with a Bite the Curb Video that's a scene from the 1998 film American History X (where the term originates).
What does 'bite the curb' mean?
Originally popularized in a '90s film, "biting the curb" has a long, dark history that people are trying to make light of online. The meme is akin to many pieces of shock media, meant to frighten novice internet users who should not Google the term's meaning. Yet, here you are. So, let's explain.
