Mannequin Challenge
Challenge that involves one or more people freezing in place
Example
After practice we're gonna do our own mannequin challenge in the school gym
Related Slang
Tebowing | Getting in a position of praying |
Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank |
LeBroning | Flopping |
Whaling | Acting like a breaching whale |
Seltering | Sticking out your rear in a fitness pose |
Swatting | Creating a false emergency to get a SWAT team to respond |
Go viral | To become popular on the Internet |
Mannequin challenge is a trend that involves one or more people freezing in place as someone records it. The participants strike a pose and hold the position making them look like mannequins.
The challenge went viral in late October and early November of 2016. Many teenagers took up the challenge to create unique and funny mannequin videos that look like a paused scene in a movie or sporting event.