The 'She Was a X Girl, He Was a X Boy' meme is a phrasal template that parodies the opening lyrics of Avril Lavigne's 2002 pop-punk hit 'Sk8er Boi.' While the original song described a simple social hierarchy clash, the internet evolved the format into a tool for highlighting increasingly specific, absurd, and niche subcultures. Users utilize this template to joke about 'doomed' or hilariously incompatible pairings, such as contrasting a girl who loves high-fashion aesthetics with a boy who exclusively plays niche tactical shooters. The meme gained significant traction on platforms like TikTok and X (Twitter), where it often pairs text with mood boards or split-screen imagery to showcase the visual disparity between two people's lifestyles.