I meringues is one of the most popular memes on the Internet, especially in Mexico. It is possible to find it in different varieties to date. Although the origin of the meme is not exactly known, it is estimated that it is an expression derived from "me mere", which refers to the person himself and can also be used to compare.
In fact, some Internet users who have discussed this meme have stated that “yo meringues” is rather a very colloquial and vulgar term. The expression of the meme retains a mocking and sarcastic tone with which two opposite and almost extreme points of view are contrasted.
As noted above, there are variations of the meme, and it has even appeared in the political context, satirising the words of one of the presidential candidates in Mexico..
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In Mexican speech "yo merengues" is a derivation of the colloquial expression "yo mero", which refers to oneself or the value that oneself gives in comparison to something else.
According to the Mexican Academy of Language, the word "mere" is used to refer to the person or something specific and precise. This expression appears in the literature in the s. XIX and its use has spread to other countries such as Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
That is why, in this context, the word also indicates that everything that is related to oneself is the best. The peculiar thing is that it is done in a sarcastic and mocking way; this is a characteristic of the meme in question.
In most of the portals on the Internet they indicate that they do not know the origin of the word. However, there are a number of proposals that are highlighted below:
-He was born in a closed Facebook group in 2016. In this group you could find a series of anecdotes, jokes, and memes, including the “yo merengues”. Subsequently, its use was disclosed and propagated in the different social networks, remaining as one of the most used expressions on the Internet.
-According to some connoisseurs in this regard, the meme was born approximately in December 2016 without its origin being exactly known, although it is considered one of the most important memes since it continues to be valid..
-An origin that is more accepted by the community, and that has a greater degree of credibility, is that it is estimated that the expression derives from the phrase “yo mero” (which means “myself”) and that it is widely used in Mexican slang, thus as in adjacent countries.
It should be noted that the term has a colloquial and very informal use, so that people who are not familiar with it will not understand what it is at first. Eventually this phrase was carried to the Internet, where it quickly became popular..
-In the early days of the meme, it was used mainly to speak or portray relationships. It even became common to compare the "strawberry" boyfriend or girlfriend (a qualifier that is given to people with fine tastes) and the "I meringues", with a sarcastic tone that shows that the person has a rather popular trait and common.
-The expression allowed the collation and exposure of the cultural components, as well as values of the Mexican daily life.
-Thanks to the "yo mrengues" other popular expressions that became viral were also promoted, although not to the same extent.
-It is believed that the expression is generally spoken by people belonging to the most popular classes.
The use of the meme also spread to politics and featured the current Mexican president, Enrique Peña Nieto.
A variation of the expression also went viral thanks to the statements of one of the presidential candidates for the PRI, José Antonio Maede.
On this occasion, the candidate indicated on his Twitter account that "Mexico needs a serious president" who is capable of facing the country's problems. Shortly after, Tatiana Clouthier, coordinator of the Manuel López Obrador campaign, replied: "Who are you proposing?", To which Maede said: "I'm just".
The reactions were swift. The response, captured by hundreds of Internet users, began to be used in different situations: from jokes and ridicule, to political and social criticism.
As if that were not enough, this same candidate took the expression to register it as a trademark, in order to be used as advertising for 10 years..
Although it is believed that "yo meringues" is one of the most popular and perhaps one of the most popular on the Internet today, it is worth mentioning other memes that also became popular in that country:
-One of the most common topics for using memes is soccer. After the end of this year's Closing Tournament, the Cruz Azul and Pumas teams were mocked by the entire fan base..
-More or less the same thing happened during the designation of Mexico in the group draw for the World Cup. Several fans of the country made all kinds of teases about the technical director and other personalities of the team.
-Chef Salt Bae was also the protagonist in the making of a series of unforgettable memes, but one of the most remembered was one where you see this Turkish cook with the face of Donald Trump, who distributes cement blocks for the construction of the wall between the United States and Mexico.
-In the same vein of political memes, President Enrique Peña Nieto was also the protagonist of images that came to compare him with Woody, a character from Toy Story, or as a cover in Baldor's famous Algebra book.
-A particularly popular meme was the “share this bolillo pa'l susto”, which went viral shortly after the seismic alert that occurred in the capital and in various parts of the interior of the country.
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