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Duolingo is a language-learning platform with a website, an app, and a sociopathic owl mascot that threatens users to continue their courses.
From passive-aggressive notifications after a period of inactivity to visiting your bedroom while you’re asleep, it knows no limits.
As the owl became more and more confident in its wicked ways, some 300 million Duolingo users started creating memes to tell about the times it came hunting for them.
That’s right. It doesn't matter if they’re learning conjunctions or idioms; the owl is always watching and waiting. And if they haven’t completed their daily task by midnight, it’s a bloody nightmare.
Continue scrolling and enjoy some of the funniest Duolingo memes from Twitter, Instagram, and any other corner of the internet!
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#1
When Apps Team Up
FortnitePlayerGirl 6 years ago (edited)
I'm scared for my life now, since I'm taking Japanese with duo.
Christian Godilano (Godi) 6 years ago
Just missed my lesson, I'll just update you guys if I survive until the next day... I-pray-tha...b0-png.jpg 
Ana 6 years ago
Hush, little Duolingo user, don't say a word. Papa's going to warn you about the Duolingo bird. And if you don't do tonight's Korean lesson, Papa will be hit by a ballistic missile. And if you break your 666 day streak after that. The Duolingo bird will hold your brothers prisoner. And if your Duolingo app goes broke and gets uninstalled, The Duolingo bird will make everybody you love drink bleach and eat Tide Pods. And if you delete Duolingo from all your devices and your memory... You will be deleted by the Duolingo bird's knife and your coffin will be waiting.
Lylah Mcfadden 2 years ago
omg ahahahahahahahahahaaaa s**t this is dark but funny
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Yay Cakes 5 years ago
I got a notify from duolingo that said 'Hi, its Duo! Looks like you missed your Italian lesson. You know what happens now!'. And then the next day on the news it said 'Lina Andrews was killed yesterday. Killer is undiscovered and no weapon was seemed to be in use. Police claim to have seen a note that says, Do your lessons, Aliza!' But my name is Aliza, and my BFF was Lina Andrews.
Anyelo Daniel Chicas 1 year ago
damn that hits im taking russian i havent been on for 5 days
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the Lemon Queen 6 years ago
oh no... I SWEAR DUOLINGO I WONT SLACK ON MY GERMAN ANYMORE... also the other day I got an email from duolingo since I forgot to do my german all week and it says: "Looks like there's no progress to report! We won't be needing to send these emails anymore, I guess..." so now I'm hiding out in my secret bunker fearing for my life.
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#2
Mother-in-law negotiations
Anamaria Mazer de Toledo 5 years ago
Indeed. And for the price it is worth
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Gabrielle Daylano 6 years ago
Yes, that's very common to do here in the Netherlands. If you don't like your mother inlaw just sell it for 1 euro.
Lylah Mcfadden 2 years ago
your mom in law aint a thing bruh she a person
Load More Replies... Bill 6 years ago
What can you buy for a Euro? Do they have Euro stores like we have Dollar Tree in US?
JessPotato84 3 years ago
In which language? Please tell me you're studying Korean...guten Nachtmittag! 😄
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The Duolingo project was started in 2009 in Pittsburgh by Carnegie Mellon University professor Luis von Ahn (creator of reCAPTCHA) and his graduate student Severin Hacker. Initially, Luis Von Ahn wanted to create a program that would both teach its users a foreign language and have them translate simple phrases in documents, though the translation feature has since been removed.
#3
Silent But Deadly
FortnitePlayerGirl 6 years ago (edited)
*Throws phone out the window to be destroyed by missile*
Ikonik Ikon Boudy 6 years ago
*runs to get a gun* *points gun at self* good bye cruel world *shoots*
#4
Language Learning Threats
Ikonik Ikon Boudy 6 years ago
911 what’s your emergency me: DUOLINGO BIRD IS FORCING ME TO BEG FOR MY LIFE...ITS TOO LATE :( *duo shoots me* *police hears gun shots and runs into a valcano*
Ikonik Ikon Boudy 6 years ago
*duo points gun at me* BEG FOR YOUR LIFE IN SPANISH Me:........ *calls 911*
The project was originally sponsored by Luis von Ahn's MacArthur fellowship and a National Science Foundation grant. Additional funding came from an investment Union Square Ventures and actor Ashton Kutcher's firm, A-Grade Investments.
#5
Lost in Translation Lessons
Matteo Monticelli 6 years ago
Technically the word order in the italian translation is even wrong!
#6
Lost in Translation Mood
kennedy longworth 5 years ago
When you want to learn the basics and things you really need before you go to Norway.
Ikonik Ikon Boudy 6 years ago
Wow............... *39393983838 years later* ........................
Duolingo started its private beta on November 30, 2011, and more than 300,000 users joined the waiting list. On June 19, 2012, Duolingo launched for the general public. Due to popular interest, it has received many investments including a $20 million Series C round of investment led by Kleiner Caufield & Byers and a $45 million Series D round of investment led by Google Capital. Currently, Duolingo employs 95 people, of whom many had been working for Google.
#7
Midnight Motivation Meltdown
Kamryn McNamara 6 years ago
*tries going to sleep* Brain: Hey, you know what we haven't thought about in a while? Monsters.
Yay Cakes 5 years ago
Um,, giirl, beg for your life in Spanish or Duo will give you the best view of that knife.
#8
Language Lessons Gone Wild
Sandra Amazing Star 3 years ago
*duolingo comes in* duo: UR TOO SMART TO LIVE...
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All language-learning features in Duolingo are free of charge, but it uses periodic advertising in both its mobile and web browser applications. Users can get rid of it by paying a subscription fee.
#9
Lost in Translation Moments
Rakan Rakan 1 year ago (edited)
Duollingo: you forgot your lesson you now what will ha_ wait what Are you eating
dragonic_meg 1 year ago
I love this one- mostly because I had a similar experience a while back
#10
Streaks With A Twist
Yay Cakes 5 years ago
Sebastian! Wait, please keep my sister in there. She is older than me and deserves DEATH
ColorGame HD 6 years ago
Oh gosh Stalin is alive (Soviet union has now united) Oh gosh please no
#11
Lost in Translation Laughs
6 years ago
Yah but what if it has a question to where you laugh so hard you can't breath and you die? ¡-¡
Madison King 2 years ago
Uhmmmm.............you could ask your Lord and Savior if you could be born again... Its a possibility.
Load More Replies... Creeper Time 1 year ago
its not funny when he is holding a knife next to you saying spanish or vanish
#12
Flagged and Flustered
Creeper Time 1 year ago
GET TO THE BOMB SHELTER, i dont know if its gonna work since this is much worse than a bomb
#13
Lost in Translation
PandaLover 6 years ago
The dude looks real happy about it too.... which totally makes it all the more creepy
Kennedy Longworth 5 years ago
Love the thumbs up like: Hey guys! What's up? My parents are dead, so not much..
#14
Heart Rates and Language Fates
#15
Existential Language Lessons
PandaLover 6 years ago
Where am I? What is the meaning of life? Why are you not doing your duolingo lessons every day?
the Lemon Queen 6 years ago
for some reason this one scene from infinity war played through my head just now XD
Paola Martz 6 years ago
I would also reconsider the meaning of life if I'd take up Sanskrit D:!
Dacey Hawkins-Simon 1 year ago
Who am !? How am I? Where am I? WHAT IS DA MEANING OF EXISTENCE????!!!!!!!
#16
Keep The Streak Alive
#17
Fitness Goals vs Reality
Foxyloxylou 6 years ago
What? DUOLINGO is evloving! Congratulations! Your DUOLINGO evolved into GONNA KILL US ALL MEGA ULTRA DUOLINGO!
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#18
Language Lessons Or Else
Kamryn McNamara 6 years ago
oh my god i love gudetama the lazy egg just for the pure facts that he is 1: an egg with no explanations or reasons why. 2: He has buttcheeks and 3: he is so relatable. is it weird to say my spirit animal is an egg
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#19
Buffering Brain Blues
Bored Phoenix 6 years ago
NO! Do NOT TELL DUOLINGO OWL YOUR LOCATION! *whispers* you might die
#20
The Language That Haunts
Paola Martz 6 years ago (edited)
¡Oh, no! (You can tell I said it in Spanish because of the "¡" Hahaha)
Creeper Time 1 year ago
i have had nightmares but this is just.. so scary i would die of being scared way before that axe was in my chest.
#21
Silent but Deadly
Bailey Demers 4 years ago
Isn't that Canuk, the crow that stole a knife from a crime scene in Vancouver?
#22
Language Lessons Gone Wrong
CuteCats 4 years ago
This is actually possible in a German lesson because 'die' is one of the infinite words for 'the'.
Fairybaby 7 months ago
in the language they speak in Isreal it means stop lol
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Diego Cabrerizo 6 years ago
That is funny, but it is probably a wrong german lesson "die = the" in german.
#23
Language Coach Gone Rogue
Whoopdeedoo 9 months ago
One time I was inactive for 10 days. I survived to tell the tale but I still get scared at night
#24
Making Some Noise Midnight Visitor Alert When Panic Hits Peak
Victor Lack 1 year ago
You Dare Challenge Me… WEEWOOWEEWOOWEEWOOWEEWOOWEEWOOWEEWOOWEEWOOWEEWOOWEEWOOWEEWOOWEEWOOWEEWOOWEEWOOWEEWOO!
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Creeper Time 1 year ago
patrick, whatever your tryna do not gonna save you from duos bloodthirst
#25
Lost in Translation Laughs
#26
Language Police On Duty
#27
Late Night Language Lessons
Prithvi Dasan 5 years ago
This was an April Fool's day prank by Duolingo, I'm pretty sure. Here's the website: https://push.duolingo.com/
#28
When Apps Get Serious
thepotatogirl 6 years ago
the guy in the back probably jumped, so this probably took several attempts to get the timing right
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Lylah Mcfadden 2 years ago
DUDE MY DAD DID DUO FOR A BIT BUT NEVER COMPLETE IT EVER I WONDER WHAT HIS NOTIFICATION SAY. I WONDER WHY HES NOT DEAD YET.
#29
First Words Fail
#30
Language Police on Patrol
Creeper Time 1 year ago
i bet squidwards nose is so big he can literally just squish duo into his elementary particles
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FortnitePlayerGirl 6 years ago
LOL! While Duolingo can be annoying, I know some Japanese because of it. And yes. I survived 3 weeks without Duolingo...My inbox was a wreck.
Freddy Martin 6 years ago
I did esperanto for a while, but almost did it for a year without missing a single lesson so I decided to stop myself. Now, I'm taking japanese in hs and so I'm practicing on duolingo too
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i_ship_it 6 years ago
I'm terrified and I'm probably fleeing to a remote island in South Africa because the Duolingo bird has terrorized my phone and family for the past 2 weeks that it has been installed. Goodbye all.
Jane Doe 6 years ago
These are so true, but the creepiest one was when I got a sentence in German that translated to "I have six nephews and three nieces." Because I do. WTF Duolingo? That s**t's not even on my FB.
Annabelle Bordesnki 2 years ago
Run away and burn down everything you have duolingo on. It’s only a matter of time before he’s here.
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Paola Martz 6 years ago
My.mom, who's an elderly lady who doesn't know so.much about devices and apps has been using Duolingo for learning English. It has been like 6 months now. She was very excited about it at first, now I often hear her yelling at the phone, arguing with the app haha it's priceless xD
PandaLover 6 years ago
It's nice to see I'm not the only one being endlessly harrassed and guilt-tripped by Duolingo
HarlemHampton 6 years ago (edited)
Heh, I’m being harrassed and guilt-tripped by them too... 😖😖😖
Load More Replies... cookie_cat 2 years ago
I just started Duolingo in German, I didn't know this thing was a death sentence for my cats!! H E L P ! ! !
Caroline Ondris 4 years ago
I stopped playing Duolingo months ago on my old school account- I wonder how much longer I have left to live
FortnitePlayerGirl 6 years ago
LOL! While Duolingo can be annoying, I know some Japanese because of it. And yes. I survived 3 weeks without Duolingo...My inbox was a wreck.
Freddy Martin 6 years ago
I did esperanto for a while, but almost did it for a year without missing a single lesson so I decided to stop myself. Now, I'm taking japanese in hs and so I'm practicing on duolingo too
Load More Replies... i_ship_it 6 years ago
I'm terrified and I'm probably fleeing to a remote island in South Africa because the Duolingo bird has terrorized my phone and family for the past 2 weeks that it has been installed. Goodbye all.
Jane Doe 6 years ago
These are so true, but the creepiest one was when I got a sentence in German that translated to "I have six nephews and three nieces." Because I do. WTF Duolingo? That s**t's not even on my FB.
Annabelle Bordesnki 2 years ago
Run away and burn down everything you have duolingo on. It’s only a matter of time before he’s here.
Load More Replies... Paola Martz 6 years ago
My.mom, who's an elderly lady who doesn't know so.much about devices and apps has been using Duolingo for learning English. It has been like 6 months now. She was very excited about it at first, now I often hear her yelling at the phone, arguing with the app haha it's priceless xD
PandaLover 6 years ago
It's nice to see I'm not the only one being endlessly harrassed and guilt-tripped by Duolingo
HarlemHampton 6 years ago (edited)
Heh, I’m being harrassed and guilt-tripped by them too... 😖😖😖
Load More Replies... cookie_cat 2 years ago
I just started Duolingo in German, I didn't know this thing was a death sentence for my cats!! H E L P ! ! !
Caroline Ondris 4 years ago
I stopped playing Duolingo months ago on my old school account- I wonder how much longer I have left to live
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