The cryptic word riririri has been popping up all over Tik
Tok, & many users want lớn know why, and what the popular word might refer to.
The trends on Tik
Tok aren"t always super logical or easy lớn understand, and can sometimes involve the use of acronyms or phrases that some people aren"t familiar with. Recently, the word "riririri" has become common on the platform, although there are plenty of people who have no idea what it means. Like many Tik
Tok trends, the story is not as simple as it may seem.
Throughout 2021, users have been posting videos about the word "riririri" và the ominous definitions associated with it. One user who"s handle is
whoaanellyy pointed out that if you type some variation of the word into a bình luận and hold down on it until a window pops up, the ứng dụng will translate the phrase. These translations typically have a pretty terrifying bent lớn them.
"If you type riririri, whatever spaces, và then translate the comment, it says really scary s--t," the user wrote on her video. Understandably, most of the comments under the đoạn phim are people trying the trick themselves, and seeing what kind of translation they get back.
"Which is the most important thing?" one of the translations said. "This is the next full day. This is the second full day, where is it?"
"It’s just a matter of time. It cries. It stands. It’s over. This is the next level," another translation said.
Others included "Suffering. Suffering. Suffering. Suffering. It’s all right," and, "This is the second time. Crying? What is the true meaning of life? It’s all about you."
Clearly, the phrase has some ominous connotations that even those using aren"t always aware of.
Plenty of people were freaked out by the translations, but some also offered theories about what the phrase was used for. While one user joked that Tik
Tokers were trying to lớn summon Rihanna, others said that the phrase was a military code that was commonly used when something wasn"t okay.
Some people also typed the phrase into Google translate to see what language the phrase is from.
whoaanellyy
Comment some version of riri riri ririri và then press and hold to translate... #Welcome2021 #scarystuff #conspiracy #criptic #hiddenmessages
♬ original sound - WhoaanellyyAs it turns out, "riririri" can be translated from Maori, which is the language of one of the endangered indigenous tribes that are native to New Zealand. In Maori, the phrase "riri" refers to “the expressions of anger, rage, fury, annoyance & the like.” The phrase "iriririr," on the other hand, can be linked lớn native languages in Zimbabwe và South Africa.
It"s possible, then, that Tik
Tok"s translation software is liberally translating the Maori word in order khổng lồ create fairly ominous messages. Others have suggested that translations of the phrase trigger some sort of glitch on Tik
Tok, and that explains the terrifying messages that are coming out of the translation software.
Whatever the real reason is, it"s clear that "riririri" has been a powerful enough phrase to lớn intimidate those who aren"t sure what it means. Tik
Tok isn"t usually a scary place, but for those who play with the translation feature, it could become one.
Tok, leaving users unsettled: "Scariest thing I"ve ever seen"
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Cryptic messages have begun appearing on Tik
Tok, leaving users unsettled: "Scariest thing I"ve ever seen"
People are typing gibberish into the comments section on Tik
Tok, and what they find when they translate the nonsense is creeping them out.
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User
whoaanellyy pointed out that if you comment some variation of “riririri” on a post và then long press on the comment (aka hold your finger down on the bình luận until a window pops up), the ứng dụng will translate your keyboard smash — & the results are both mixed & ominous.
“This is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen on Tik
Tok … Why is nobody talking about this … It’s so scary,” she wrote on her video. “If you type riririri, whatever spaces, và then translate the comment, it says really scary s***.”
Most of the comments on the đoạn phim are, well, people typing variations of “riririri” và sharing their translations.
Here are some of the most unsettling translations:
Which is the most important thing? This is the next full day. This is the second full day, where is it?
It’s just a matter of time. It cries. It stands. It’s over. This is the next level.
It cries out.
This is the true story.
This is the second time. Crying? What is the true meaning of life? It’s all about you.
Suffering. Suffering. Suffering. Suffering. It’s all right.
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People had theories about what all of this could mean.
“This is military code for when something isn’t OK, don’t freak out,” one user wrote.
“Are y’all summoning Rihanna?” another joked.
According khổng lồ Google Translate, the word “riririri” và its variations could be translated as Maori — an endangered language spoken by one of the indigenous tribes of New Zealand.
The word “iririri,” on the other hand, is detected as Shona or Xhosa, one of the native languages of Zimbabwe & South Africa.
A sleuth from the publication Droid Harvest dug into the Maori dictionary, where they found that “riri” refers to “the expressions of anger, rage, fury, annoyance and the like.”
It’s also possible that this could be a glitch from Tik
Tok itself that is dramatizing the translation.
As this trend’s popularity grows (and freaks out more and more users), we might start getting some answers from experts.