The TikTok Dabloons trend, also known as the 4 Dabloons Cat, emerged in late 2022 as a massive role-playing game across the platform's 'For You' page. It centers around a specific image of a black cat, originally from a 2021 Instagram post, holding up four spread toes. TikTok users transformed this into a fictional economy where 'travelers' encounter various shops and items, paying or receiving 'dabloons' based on the video's instructions. The trend evolved to include dabloon lotteries, inflation, and even a fictional dabloon government, representing a rare moment of wholesome, collaborative world-building on social media.