The 'Popeyes Kid' meme originated from a viral Vine in 2013, featuring a young boy named Dieunerst Collin giving a legendary, suspicious side-eye to a cameraman who mistook him for the social media star TerRio. For years, the image served as the internet’s universal reaction for awkwardness, skepticism, or being caught off guard in public. In a heartwarming twist, Collin’s fame came full circle nearly a decade later when, as a championship-winning college football player at Lake Erie College, he signed an official NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) deal with Popeyes. Today, the meme remains a staple of social media culture, used to perfectly capture those moments when something just doesn't quite sit right.