40 Cats That Forgot To Put Their Tongue Back In And Had The Derpiest Faces On Them

The subreddit is called r/Blep and it currently has 371k members. Its description says “A place for blep” but only for cats. What is very important in this subreddit is that a lick is not a blep, so not all stickings of the tongue out are accepted and there are 10 moderators to ensure people upload only true bleps.

It was created by BillohRly whose name is not actually Bill, but he is a reasonably grown up man from Sweden. Bored Panda got in touch with the redditor and we got to know a little bit more about him: "I am fond of books and things that most people like. I do not consider mayonnaise and French fries a mortal sin. I pay my taxes and enjoy moderately overweight animals. I am relatively ignorant regarding social media, and I don’t really live in the Insta-verse. But I love a few accounts intensely, such as Useless Farm, Balam the Cat and Hoomie, the cosmic lil walrus cat. Please check him out. He is a treasure."

As the subreddit is dedicated to cats, we asked if BillohRly had many pets and he does have a calico cat name Kattbarnet, which, the owner explained, means “The Cat Child.” She describes her as “wonderful to humans, and god awful towards other cats.” He also added, “I am happy with one cat. Except when she pukes on my expensive rugs.”

Now, the subreddit is called r/Blep and if you don’t know what a blep is, you don’t have to worry about your vocabulary, because it’s not a word you will find in the Oxford dictionary. But the most popular slang dictionary on the internet, Urban Dictionary, will explain to you that it is “the act of a cat sticking its tongue out slightly without realizing it, often for long periods of time.” Other resources claim that blepping belongs not only to cats, as Wikipedia gives this definition: “(Internet slang, of an animal) To extend the tongue beyond the lips without opening the mouth fully.”

The word was actually invented by the subreddit creator. When we asked how the idea of creating the subreddit came to him, he answered, “Well, here’s the thing. I made up the words ‘blep’, ‘blop’ and ‘blup’ to describe the situation when an animal forgets to put its tongue back in. But cats came first, the other two words were more of an afterthought to make a difference between different animals.”

And the most wonderful and surprising thing for the subreddit creator was not reaching such a big members’ number. He didn’t expect that either, but what he says is, “I was flabbergasted when we hit 10k. But I am even more shocked at seeing the words themselves become part of internet vernacular. It’s amazingly strange.”

We were interested why the subreddit focuses only on cats and turns out, it wasn't intentional. The creator explained, "I made up the meme “blep” and started to use it on cats forgetting to put their tongues back in. The other words for other animals followed not too long afterwards. I have seen journalists claim that no one knows where “blep” comes from. But it is all from me. Me making up stupid words and my awesome mod friends keeping the subs fresh and tidy."

So now you know, BillohRly is the creator of the word describing cats forgetting to put their tongues inside their mouths that became so widespread on the internet.