The 'Patrick Will Cut Off Your Nutsack' meme belongs to a subgenre of surreal and aggressive SpongeBob SquarePants memes that subvert the show's childhood innocence. It typically features an image of Patrick Star looking uncharacteristically violent, often holding a sharp object or power tool, paired with the blunt, threatening caption. The meme gained traction on platforms like Reddit, Twitter, and Discord as a hyperbolic reaction image used to shut down arguments or respond to 'cringe' content. Its humor lies in the jarring contrast between Patrick's usually dim-witted, lovable personality and the extreme, specific threat presented in the text.