The 'Wumbo' meme originates from the classic SpongeBob SquarePants episode 'Mermaidman and Barnacleboy IV,' which aired in 2002. In the scene, Patrick Star explains to SpongeBob that flipping the 'M' on Mermaidman's belt to 'W' stands for 'Wumbo'—the opposite of mini. Patrick then hilariously conjugates the word, claiming that 'Wumbology' is a real science and first-grade knowledge. The term has since become internet shorthand for making something unnecessarily large, over-analyzing simple concepts, or just general nonsensical logic. It remains a staple of millennial nostalgia and is frequently used to mock people who try to sound authoritative while being completely absurd.