Surrealist TikTok[1] edits have entered a new phase of brainrot[2], with meme editors making dozens of unrelated memes collide in dizzying montages. These clips blur the line between irony and cringe, layering viral audio, jump cuts, and visual sludge into something incomprehensible yet hilarious.
These meme editors’ latest fixation centers on a 2023 video called Adrian, Explain our Friend Group[3], where a circle of dorky teenagers crack jokes and make Ohio[4] references. In meme years, the video is practically ancient, but recent remixes have revived it into a new and stranger form. Here’s all you need to know about Adrian Eefoc Brainrot[5] memes.
What’s The ‘Adrian, Explain Our Friend Group’ Meme?
The original “Adrian, explain our friend group” clip appeared on TikTok in February 2023, posted by @omni_boi26. It shows a group of high school friends egging on their friend Adrian to describe their group’s dynamic. Adrian’s friend steps in to say, “We are Ohio,” while Adrian goofs around and sings, “Made in Ohio, made in Ohio.”
@infiniteboat Replying to @eixiendisleicjd ♬ original sound – InfiniteBoat[6][7]
Internet users latched onto the awkward earnestness of the teens in the video and found a kind of “cringe” humor in the kids referencing “Ohio” memes, which were kind of aged by the time the video rolled around. People began making ironic “tuff” edits of the teens, like this February 13th, 2023, post by @zkrrm, which gathered over 200,000 likes in two years.
@zkrrm Bro edited Adrians friend group 💀#fyp #CapCut #adrianexplainourfriendgroup #meme #edit ♬ original sound – キラ[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
What’s the ‘Adrian Eefoc Brainrot’ Meme?
The “Adrian, Explain Out Friend Group” meme got new legs by the time the internet sludge, “brainrot” trend rolled around. People began mashing it up with other oddball TikTok moments, like the “Coffee spelled backwards is Eeffoc” clip from @markbillett14, in which a kid with Down syndrome delivers the punchline, “It’s eeffoc. It’s funny.”
@matthewkingfamous #stitch with @markbillett14 #fypage ♬ original sound – matthewkingfamous[15][16][17][18]
Users began making crossover lobotomy content[19] in September 2024, with TikToker @illegalbugtrader combining Adrian’s “friend group” audio with the Eeffoc sound and a scene from Everybody Hates Chris. That post reached over 168,200 likes in under a year and marked the first fusion of the two memes.
@illegalbugtrader unc sitting too close to strangers at airport #hoodirony #illegalbugtrader ♬ original sound – illegalbugtrader[20][21][22][23]
What Are Some More ‘Adrian, Explain Our Friend Group’ And ‘Adrian Eefoc Brainrot’ Memes?
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7538630668826316063[24]
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7539552637574728991[25]
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7535540109760875807[26]
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7534025015759506710[27]
For the full history of Adrian, Explain Our Friend Group, be sure to check out Know Your Meme’s encyclopedia entry[28] for more information.
References
- ^ TikTok (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ brainrot (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Adrian, Explain our Friend Group (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Ohio (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Adrian Eefoc Brainrot (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ @infiniteboat (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – InfiniteBoat (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ @zkrrm (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ capcut (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ adrianexplainourfriendgroup (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ meme (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ edit (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – キラ (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ @matthewkingfamous (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ stitch (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fypage (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – matthewkingfamous (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ lobotomy content (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ @illegalbugtrader (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ hoodirony (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ illegalbugtrader (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – illegalbugtrader (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7538630668826316063 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7539552637574728991 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7535540109760875807 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7534025015759506710 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ Know Your Meme’s encyclopedia entry (knowyourmeme.com)