As one of the most memorable games in recent memory, Doki Doki Literature Club naturally has a large number of associated memetic mutations.

While variants of "[character] is best girl" is nothing new, this has only increased in popularity in reference to Monika due to her being such a yandere that she sabotages the game so that not only does she have a route, but her route is the only route. Many would also genuinely say she is, as detailed above in Draco in Leather Pants.

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It's common in reviews for this game to play up the cute aspects while only vaguely alluding to the Surprise Creepy, such as making puns about Sayori's and Yuri's deaths, or talking about how wonderful Monika is.

Two words: "Just Monika." Explanation She has a tendency to railroad options to her favor, turning the phrase into eerie Arc Words across Act Two.

It's not over until the credits roll. Explanation The most common response to people who try to quit after Sayori's suicide, or to a lesser extent those who don't realize that there is more to the story after Act 3.

Hang in there! Explanation What many people refer to Sayori's suicide as. It's also used to refer to the event where posters in the back of the clubroom are replaced with the image of Sayori's corpse. No bulli the Sayori! Explanation Often said by Sayori fans in response to the large wave of these types of memes.

Bulli Explanation The next step of mutation, with the term now being used to refer to any remark made at any girl's and MC's expense.

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monikaS Explanation monkaS is a Twitch emote to convey fear and/or anxiety. It didn't take long for users to mutate the term, and it becomes doubly relevant once Monika's role in the story is understood.

"Buffsuki" ◊ or "Swolesuki", an outlandishly muscular version of Natsuki based off of a fanart ◊ of Riku from the Kingdom Hearts series. Uses of this Natsuki variant often involve comparisons with her considerably smaller regular counterpart as well as her using her newfound strength to retaliate against other characters, particularly her father and Monika. She is often depicted saying "Square up, thot" that has become one of the most memetic sentences associated with the game.

Monika Number Five Explanation Editing Lou Bega's "Mambo No. 5" to replace all the girl names so that only Moni(k)a remains has become popular, too. If you go to just about any video of the song at this time you'll find comments relating to it.

Appending ".chr" to one's username. Explanation The format of the character files in this game, implying that those users are just characters in a simulated world.

"Doki Doki is not Oki Doki." Explanation Used when humorously discussing the game's Surprise Creepy nature, apparently started by MagikarpUsedFly

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A lot of people like to make Flex Tape jokes in relation to Yuri's death after JonTron popularized the product in a video released around the same time. It doesn't help that the "extreme bucket demo" featured in said JonTron video involved Phil Swift stabbing a bucket with a large knife.

fucking monikammmmmmm Explanation One of the pieces of Natsuki's altered dialogue in the screwed up act 2. Being one of the very few instances of explicit language in the game makes it incredibly memorable, and it's often cited as a response to a glitchy scene or Monika in general.

Doku Doki Eldritch Horror Explanation Many people like combining the girls together (or humorously, like Monika's thighs and Natsuki's fang) or all four to make a "perfect" member of the club. One person brought it to exaggerate all of these, including Buffsuki, and make some eldritch horror that is both hilarious and terrifying to look at.

Manga is literature! Explanation Natsuki's insistence that manga be included in the Literature Club's itinerary. The quote is often paired with Yuri's Deadpan Snarking or her father abusing her for bringing it up.

The East German song Monika is now associated with Monika from the game. Take a look at the comment section which one user notes has turned into a fusion of Doki Doki Literature Club and the Volksarmee. The same thing with the Swedish song Hej Monika , after PewDiePie sang it and associated it with Monika.

On the matter of communists, a lot of art ◊ depicts the Dokis in Soviet-style uniforms with Monika being some Stalin-like figure, with the joke being that the game is a Whole Plot Reference to Stalin's party purges. ◊

I gently open the door. Explanation (spoilers) Many people like to edit Sayori's death in various humorous ways. The most common is to pull a Bait-and-Switch by having the scene play out the way it does in the game, only for the reveal to be something Faux Horrific

2029 Explanation There was a prediction that in 2029, the brain could directly enter virtual reality with sensory functions intact. This has spawned a ton of memes in regards to the attraction of the girls, specifically Monika, involving people waiting for 2029 to roll around and make Monika's dream come true.

This image of Monika T-Posing over Sans.