The 'It Was Like She Was Looking At Walking Garbage' meme is a popular reaction template primarily used within the anime and manga community to depict a character—usually a female with a cold or aristocratic personality—staring down at someone with absolute disdain. The phrase itself is a trope often found in light novels and manga translations to describe a visceral level of social rejection or contempt. It gained widespread popularity as a reaction image to highlight awkward social situations, self-deprecating humor about one's hobbies, or simply to capture the feeling of being judged by someone far more 'elite' than yourself. It is frequently paired with characters from series like Kaguya-sama: Love is War or various 'villainess' isekai stories where the look of disgust is a signature character trait.