This is described in a 2021 article by The Focus. According to logarto, the Second Life Big Chungus post was inspired by a post to Tumblr by John Green which users at the time were reblogging and editing to read various absurdities, a feature which has since been removed from Tumblr. Logarto provided more information about the meme to Know Your Meme via Tumblr DM in July 2021. it was in bad taste, and was perpetuating transmysoginistic stereotypes." on November 27th, a cropped version of the meme was reposted to iFunny, where it gained over 3,900 smiles in four years. It has now been replaced by text reading, "please dont reblog this post anymore. The post gained over 56,000 notes in five years. The very first instance of a meme containing the caption "Big Chungus" was posted by Tumblr user gayreinhardt, now logarto, on November 19th, 2016, and contained an image of a Second Life life character bearing the nickname, as well as a second image showing a message from BigChungus reading, "gender is for smaller, lesser beings." (shown below, left). We cannot grasp the nature of Chungus' existence. We exist because Chungus allows it, and we will end because Chungus demands it.Ĭhungus transcends our very understanding. Before it, we are nothing.Ĭhungus imposes order on the chaos of organic life. Our lives are measured in years and decades. Organic life is nothing but a genetic mutation, an accident. We touch Chungus' mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding. We are but rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh. Millions of years after our civilization has been eradicated and forgotten, Chungus will endure.Ĭhungus is eternal. The comment would later resurge as a copypasta in December 2018.Ĭhungus has no beginning. On August 8th, 2016, in a Reddit thread exploring the origin of Chungus, Redditor ASuitofT51PowerArmor posted his own description of Chungus based on Sovereign's speech from Mass Effect videogame.
On December 26th, 2012, Urban Dictionary user Whidmark submitted an entry for "Chungus", defining it as a word "meaning anything and everything, including but not limited to a chunky anus".