The meme originates from when social media users would post crazy videos and news articles of things happening in Ohio during 2021 and 2022, and people would comment “only in Ohio”—similar ...

The meme’s origin and appeal The “Only in Ohio” meme started with a 2016 Tumblr post of a bus announcement that inexplicably stated, “Ohio will be eliminated.” ...

The meme originates from when social media users would post crazy videos and news articles of things happening in Ohio during 2021 and 2022, and people would comment “only in Ohio”—similar ...

A 2016 post on Tumbler went viral, launching Ohio into meme stardom. The image showed a broken bus stop's marquee that read, "Ohio will be eliminated," according to Yahoo.

Now, most memes about the state are saying "so Ohio" or "only in Ohio" about something bizarre or random. It's usually tied to images, GIFs or videos that highlight something ridiculous.

The Ohio meme has multifaceted origins, says Owen Carry, an associate editor at KnowYourMeme, a website that documents viral jokes. In 2010, rapper Lil B released “Swag Like Ohio,” expressing ...

“ Only in Ohio ” was one of the first discreet memes to take a run at that question. Evolving into a TikTok trend by 2022, it makes Ohio out to be an emblem of weird and sometimes janky ...

Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. “Only in Ohio” is the internet meme that launched the Gen Alpha slang “Ohio ...