English or Spanish

noun

A game or prank in which the first person to move (i.e. after freezing their body) after being asked the question “English or Spanish?” is declared to be gay.

“—English or Spanish? —Español. —El que se mueva es gay.”

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Meanings

nounEnglish or Spanish (uncountable)
  1. InternetneologismuncountableA game or prank in which the first person to move (i.e. after freezing their body) after being asked the question “English or Spanish?” is declared to be gay.
phrase
  1. InternetneologismThe question which commences this game.

    —English or Spanish? —Español. —El que se mueva es gay.

    1 more example

    —English or Spanish? —English. —Whoever moves first is gay.

Origin

Metonymic. Originates from TikToker Alfonso Pinpon, the creator of the game, who would ask a bilingual audience whether they spoke English or Spanish, followed by him informing them in their chosen language that whoever moves first is gay. Later videos imitating Pinpon would simply ask "English or Spanish?" as people began to play the game with friends and other people already aware of the game as a prank. Popularized in May 2024 on the video-sharing social media service TikTok.

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APA

English or Spanish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20or%20Spanish

MLA

“English or Spanish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20or%20Spanish. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “English or Spanish,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20or%20Spanish.

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