The 'Adrian, Explain Our Friend Group' meme, also known as the 'Ohio Friend Group,' gained massive popularity on TikTok in late 2023 and early 2024. The original video features a group of individuals portrayed as exaggerated characters, often utilizing Gen Alpha slang and surreal humor to describe their distinct, 'unhinged' personalities. It typically starts with someone asking Adrian to explain the dynamic of their social circle, followed by a montage of friends doing bizarre or stereotypical 'Ohio' activities. The meme has become a staple of brainrot culture, used by creators to satirize weird friend groups or to self-deprecatingly highlight the eccentricities of their own peers using popular internet tropes like the 'Sigma,' 'Rizzler,' or 'Final Boss.'