Etymology

become the Joker

Today it means: To have a breakdown; especially to be driven to violence by something maddening. Full definition →

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The story

From a fake screenshot of the 2019 movie Joker posted by Twitter user @internethippo, in which the eponymous character says "I can't believe mother threw away my Nintendo. I'm going to become the Joker."

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