go brrr means (Internet slang, humorous) To go out of control; to increase or thrive despite opposition.. It's mostly used in casual online conversation. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
go brrr
(Internet slang, humorous) To go out of control; to increase or thrive despite opposition.
ɡoʊ bɝːCoined ~20202020sGen AlphatrendingHistorical785 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026＋ Add a definition
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Born ~2020 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
Firecrawl: Money Printer Go Brrr - Know Your MemeMar 2020
All Rights Reserved. # Money Printer Go Brrr Updated about a year ago by [LiterallyAustin](https://knowyourmeme.com/users/literallyaustin).
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Firecrawl: Money Printer Go Brrr - Know Your MemeMar 2020
All Rights Reserved. # Money Printer Go Brrr Updated about a year ago by [LiterallyAustin](https://knowyourmeme.com/users/literallyaustin).
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#1·Apr 26, 2026Global
(Internet slang, humorous) To go out of control; to increase or thrive despite opposition.
The government, in his view, has simply printed too much money—and that "Fed go brrr," is not just funny, but dangerous.
Origin: In reference to the "Money Printer Go Brrr" meme, created on March 9, 2020, in which a Boomer Wojak representing the United States Federal Reserve uses a literal money printer (which is making the sound brrr like a traditional printer) to create large amounts of money to counter the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite the possibility of increasing inflation. Likely ultimately derived from the line "Money counter go brrr" in the song "No New Friends" by DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Drake, and Lil Wayne. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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go brrr means (Internet slang, humorous) To go out of control; to increase or thrive despite opposition.. It's mostly used in casual online conversation. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
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"go brrr" is slang. It means: (Internet slang, humorous) To go out of control; to increase or thrive despite opposition.. Register: casual. Use it in: casual conversation and online posts. Avoid in: formal writing and professional emails.
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“All Rights Reserved. # Money Printer Go Brrr Updated about a year ago by [LiterallyAustin](https://knowyourmeme.com/users/literallyaustin).”
“All Rights Reserved. # Money Printer Go Brrr Updated about a year ago by [LiterallyAustin](https://knowyourmeme.com/users/literallyaustin).”
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