The 'Damn Boi He Thicc' meme originated from a video by music critic Anthony Fantano, known as The Needle Drop, on his secondary channel in 2017. In the clip, Fantano reacts with exaggerated enthusiasm to a photo of a large, round bird, shouting the catchphrase 'Damn boi, he thicc! That’s a thicc ass boi!' The audio and visual of his reaction quickly became a viral sensation across Vine, TikTok, and YouTube. It is primarily used to express humorous admiration for anything—from pets and vehicles to inanimate objects and video game characters—that possesses a notably large or sturdy physical presence, often referred to as being 'thicc' or 'chonky'.