The 'Zoop!' meme originated in November 2017 from a viral Reddit thread where a user shared an incredibly awkward social encounter. After a brief interaction with his professor, instead of a standard goodbye, he pointed finger guns and shouted 'Zoop!' while walking away. The story resonated with thousands of users, quickly turning 'Zoop!' into a shorthand for handling social anxiety with unintentional, cringeworthy confidence. Represented by the emoji string 👉😎👉, the meme is used to deflect awkwardness, celebrate minor social victories, or simply mock one's own lack of social grace in daily life.