The Classic 'Loss' Meme Explained

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0 Views Created May 27, 2026 By Zach Sweat nn via YouTube nn • Updated May 27, 2026


Created By Zach Sweat • Updated May 27, 2026

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The Classic Loss Meme Explained

Origin Entry: Loss


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In 2008, webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del published a strip where the protagonist's girlfriend miscarried. The internet hated it so much that the strip eventually got reduced to four lines and a corner: | || || |_. That shape went on to seed an entire genre of pattern-recognition memes, and seventeen years later, people are still finding it hidden in Among Us crewmates, Geometry Dash levels, and FlightReacts screenshots.


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