Why are 'nah he tweakin' comments being posted all over Instagram? - ABC News

If you've been on Instagram lately you've probably seen numerous comments saying "Nah he tweakin" on posts from accounts with a lot of followers.

Strange right? This is what it's all about. 

First of all, where are all these comments?

Just look at any celebrity or company's official Instagram account and you will see them. 

It's thought most of the comments are being posted by bots and not real people.

But Instagram users are jumping on the viral trend. 

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And it appears not even Instagram knew what the trend was about when the company put out a statement describing a glitch in which most comments were not appearing on posts and "nah he tweakin" comments were being seen instead.  

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Hang on, what are bots? 

According to D Magazine: "Instagram bots are a type of software that automates your interactions across Instagram.

"Depending on the type of bot you use, they can like posts, make comments, answer polls, send direct messages, and follow new profiles all on your behalf."

It started with a feud

The feud is between US rapper Lil Nas X and pro US skateboarder Tony Hawk. 

And it all began with Lil Nas X releasing his "Satan Shoes". 

The shoes are customised Nike Air Max 97 sneakers that contain red ink and "one drop of human blood".(

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The black and red, devil-themed shoes, which purportedly contain a drop of human blood, sold out within a minute of going on sale online.

But they received some heavy criticism online following news coverage of their release.

Then this week Hawk announced he was releasing Liquid Death Skateboards "infused" with his own blood — see the video below. 

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Now Lil Nas X has taken Twitter to vent his frustration that Hawk isn't receiving the same kind of criticism he received for his product. 

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That brings us to Lil Nas X commenting on a recent post on the certified Instagram account Rap. 

The Rap page posted about Hawk's skateboard release and Lil Nas X commented "nah he tweakin". 

The internet moves fast, and users quickly followed suit.

OK but what does 'tweakin' mean?

For the uninitiated, the phrase "nah he tweakin" might not make a lot of sense.

The word "tweakin" is frequently used in hip hop culture and rap to refer to someone who's high on stimulants.

It's also been used to describe someone acting in an irrational way and, while we may never know, that's probably the way way in which Lil Nas X was using it.

The same effect would have been achieved by saying "he's high", "he's crazy" or something similar.

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2021-08-26 06:05:25Z
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