Big dick energy
Slang phrase
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Big dick energy (BDE) is a slang phrase that originated in 2018, denoting an easy confidence.
Meaning
History
There are conflicting accounts of how the term originated, although both put the origin within a two-week timeframe in 2018.[7]
The term first entered popular culture after being used in 2018 on Twitter to describe Pete Davidson, then in a relationship with Ariana Grande. Replying to Grande, a Twitter user tweeted that "Pete Davidson is 6'3 [1.91 m] with dark circles, exudes big dick energy, looks evil but apparently is an angel, and loves his girl publicly." The phrase was immediately picked up by the community.[6]
Following the popularization of the term relating to Davidson, another Twitter user took credit for coining the phrase, pointing to a comment they had made two weeks beforehand mourning the death of Anthony Bourdain.[8]
In 2021, the rapper Latto released her single "Big Energy", which referenced the meme.[9] Latto told Billboard that in the lyrics she took the "masculine, trendy 'big dick energy' quote" from social media and made it a concept that all genders can have and take it deeper than just a sexual aspect." Latto added, "I wanted it to be empowering. It's an aura that you carry and a confidence. It's just an overall vibe and when you walk in the room, you have 'big energy' and no one can tell you otherwise."[10] Her A&R representatives first played her the beat during a studio session in Los Angeles, which she felt keen on but perceived it as musically different and "out of [her] comfort zone". Latto described the writing process as a dynamic collaborative effort, collecting different opinions with "people in the room [to] bounce ideas off of each other... talking out loud, playing the beat out loud. It wasn't a sit-down-and-write type of thing... and I was asking the girls in the room, 'What does big energy mean to you?'"[11]
In 2025, Lambrini Girls released the song "Big Dick Energy" on their debut album Who Let the Dogs Out.
Small dick energy
Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg yes, please do enlighten me. email me at smalldickenergy@getalife.com
December 28, 2022[12]
Andrew Tate @Cobratate Hello @GretaThunberg
I have 33 cars.
My Bugatti has a w16 8.0L quad turbo.
My TWO Ferrari 812 competizione have 6.5L v12s.
This is just the start.
Please provide your email address so I can send a complete list of my car collection and their respective enormous emissions.
December 27, 2022[13]
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In December 2022, Andrew Tate addressed the environmentalist Greta Thunberg in a tweet extolling his carbon-emitting automobiles and asked for her email address to give her more information. Thunberg replied with the fake, satirical email address "smalldickenergy@getalife.com". The exchange received substantial attention on Twitter,[14] with Thunberg's retort quickly becoming one of the most-liked tweets ever.[15]