The 'Stonks' meme features Meme Man, a surreal 3D-rendered character, standing confidently in front of a blue stock market graph. First appearing on Facebook in 2017, the word 'Stonks' is an intentional misspelling of 'stocks' and is used to satirize poor financial decisions or to celebrate ironically small gains as if they were massive market triumphs. The meme exploded in popularity on Reddit, particularly within investment communities like r/wallstreetbets, eventually becoming a cultural shorthand for the 2021 GameStop short squeeze. It serves as a universal symbol for any situation where someone executes a supposedly brilliant plan that is actually logically flawed or absurdly simple.