Ohio, also referred to as Only in Ohio or Ohio vs. the World, [1] [2] [3] is an Internet slang and meme first popularized in 2016. The term refers to obviously surreal and random phenomena that supposedly occur in the U.S. state with the same name .

Going into the 2020s, the concept of Ohio as a meme became commonplace through multiple trends that humorously labeled Ohio as an American middle place, existing as a capitalist wasteland of chaos and mayhem, akin to creepypastas, lore and randomness, becoming an imagined epitome of American signifiers such as Breezewood, Pennsylvania.

2022年10月21日 · As TikTok became the largest meme platform in 2022, Ohio memes followed the hype train. But of course, a new Ohio-based trend had to emerge and that was Only in Ohio. TikTokers started sharing creepypasta footage, showing giant creatures attacking cities and satirically proclaiming that an event of such magnitude could only happen in Ohio.

2024年8月30日 · The viral “Ohio” social media meme—used to describe something as weird—has rapidly grown in popularity and gained a total of 10.2 million likes, comments, shares and other engagements on social...

2025年1月19日 · Origins of Ohio as a Meme “Screenshots of Despair” is a Tumblr blog run by a guy named Josh Kimball, whose mission is to try and break hearts using aesthetic poetry. To that end, on August 6th ...

2024年6月24日 · “Only in Ohio” is a TikTok and Twitter/X meme that makes fun of the US state of Ohio. The memes imagine Ohio as a place where bizarre, apocalyptic, or just unfortunate things happen, which contrasts with its mundane, Midwestern reputation. The meme also takes the form of “Ohio vs. the World” or “Can’t have X in Ohio.”

2022年11月24日 · With several memes floating around the platform about the Ohio joke, social media users now wish to know what it means. Basically, this one originated from the famous Ohio vs. the world meme,...

2023年10月30日 · In the expansive world of internet memes, Ohio has emerged as a surprising star. An intriguing blend of humor, absurdity, and mystery, the Ohio meme has carved out its own unique corner in ...

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2023年1月9日 · The US state of Ohio has become the topic of the viral TikTok meme "Only In Ohio." But where did this joke on the Buckeye state come from? It all stemmed from a meme called "Ohio vs The World," which gained traction in August 2016 on Tumblr and was centred around the fictitious unknown danger in the state and the state's quest for world dominance.