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By Joshua Bozin What Does the Viral TikTok Trend ‘Pushin P’ Mean?

Out of touch with pop culture lingo? Here's quick translation of the 'P'

Have you heard? There’s a new TikTok trend on the block and you might have seen it in the form of the ‘🅿️’ emoji. You know, the parking-sign symbol? Well, that ‘P’ actually stands for ‘Pushin P’, and it’s taking social media platforms by storm.

So what exactly does Pushin P mean?

Pushin P can be attributed to Atlanta rapper Gunna, who coined the phrase on his album DS4EVER (which debuted at number one in the world, taking over the reins from The Weeknd).

#DS4EVER NUMBER #1 IN THE WORLD 🌎🅿️ LUV YALL💙 pic.twitter.com/wYak9mc7DP

— WUNNA (@1GunnaGunna) January 18, 2022

The phrase itself has a meaning of its own, however. According to the rapper, the letter ‘P’ stands for ‘player’, which he discussed during an episode of the Breakfast Club.

“If you wake up to a beach view, that’s P. If you spent thousands on a Rolex watch, that’s P. If you do something bad or stupid, though, that’s not P.”

Gunna explained further via Twiter that Pushin P can mean a host of things, like “Risking your life to feed your family is P” or ” “Being Loyal is P.”

Essentially, Pushin P is a way of ‘keeping it real’ and is generally used to express positivity.

*Note – While Pushin P is intended for positive use, perhaps P can stand for ‘problematic’, as Gunna’s fourth Tweet down in the image above is not ok…

The Pushin P phenomenon has gained so much traction online – it’s literally across everyone’s For You Page – that it has generated a slew of notable memes and trends, including celebrity input, via TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and beyond. The #pushinP hashtag alone has amassed millions of views, with Gunna even replying to people’s TikToks to grade how accurately they use the term.

What is P and why are y’all pushing it so hard? pic.twitter.com/tEtMwV5hL5

— Nira🦂 (@Jmarieee___) January 23, 2022

I mean, you know it must be a cultural trend when Kim Kardashian weighs in on the topic, right?

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A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian)

But we implore you: keep your ‘P’s to a minimum. That last thing you want to appear as is an out-of-touch boomer who takes the trend way too literally. Nike, we’re looking at you…