The latest SpongeBob meme wave arrived with an unexpected source: an Ice Spice track written for The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. The phrase “SpongeBob big guy pants okay” spread fast because it pulled directly from the song’s chorus.
The line appeared simple, yet people attached it to nearly anything, and fans treated each repost like a shared inside joke.
Even though the song’s hook was very simple, the playful tone worked well with meme formats. Folks clipped parts of the chorus and posted them over gaming edits, reaction gifs, and mashups. Many people repeated the lyric on their own, too. The catchiness mattered less than the vibe, and the vibe was everywhere.
Origin of the “SpongeBob big guy pants okay” meme
The meme first appeared on Nov 14, 2025, when Ice Spice promoted her soundtrack song “Big Guy” across social media platforms.
She posted a short video tied to the movie, and the clip amassed over 2.2 million likes on Instagram. Additionally, the same upload on X gained over 28.4 million views, while YouTube passed 3.9 million. Viewers latched onto the chorus immediately, especially the part that went, “Big guy, big guy, big, big guy, big guy / SpongeBob, big guy pants, okay.”
Those weren’t the only lyrics that people online latched onto to turn into memes. Lines such as “I blow bubbles so big like Mrs. Puff” gave fans even more material to quote. Contributors also noted the repeated chants of “grrah,” which appeared throughout the song. However, it was “SpongeBob big pants guy okay” that caught on as a catchphrase meme online.
Ice Spice track becomes the internet’s favorite new catchphrase
Once the videos circulated, reactions escalated quickly. From when the music video dropped on Nov. 14, people began making video and audio remixes of the music.
@diaxartdp tweeted about the song that “it felt empty at some parts so i added some instruments and samples.” The tweet included the remixed video.
Others posted the line as a catchphrase meme with GIFs and images attached to it from across fandoms. People paired “SpongeBob, big guy pants, okay” with clips of characters doing confident walks, exaggerated animations, and dance videos. Sometimes, folks posted only the phrase itself as a standalone caption or reaction to another post.
@popstar_averi remixed the words themselves in their post, turning it into nonsense that read, “She spongebob on my big guy til i pants ok.”
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