RIP Vine
CommonAn expression of collective grief over Vine's shutdown in 2017, still used to mourn its cultural legacy.
The grief is partly real and partly performative. Using 'RIP Vine' years later is both genuine nostalgia and a running joke about how the internet never got over it.
Real-world examples4 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | RIP Vine. you would have loved this guy | A real person's behavior is so perfectly Vine-coded it should have been documented there. | x, 2019 |
| 02 | still not over it. RIP Vine | The grief, however performative, has not faded. | youtube, 2020 |
| 03 | TikTok is fine but it's not Vine. RIP Vine. | Acknowledging a platform while noting it can't replace what was lost. | reddit, 2021 |
| 04 | they announced Vine is coming back and then cancelled it again. RIP Vine twice i guess | The loss is so layered that even the hope of revival was taken away. | x, 2018 |
Use it when
- You encounter content with unmistakably Vine-era energy.
- You want to express that a moment would have gone viral on Vine.
- You are comparing modern short-form content unfavorably to what Vine produced.
- You are participating in the ongoing cultural mourning of the platform.
Do not use it when
- You are eulogizing something that has nothing to do with Vine or internet humor.
Origin and context
Vine shut down on January 17, 2017, after Twitter announced the closure in October 2016. 'RIP Vine' became the internet's collective eulogy phrase and has persisted as nostalgic shorthand for the platform's cultural legacy.
- First seen
- 2016
- Confidence
- high
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https://slang.fyi/rip-vineUpdated: 2026-08-29License: CC BY 4.0