Meanings
- InternethumorousUsed to indicate that an event or news of an event is cause for alarm.
NO THEY HIT THE PENTAGON
2024 December 20, u/Wordslikeblue24, “Dev Patel and John Boyega photographed with Johnny Depp”, in r/popculturechat (Reddit post), archived from the original on 22 Apr 20263 more examples
they hit the pentagon!!! matty healy is at the taylor [Swift] show right now 😭
2023 May 6, u/rolltidepod37, “Free-For-All Friday — Weekly Discussion Thread”, in r/Fauxmoi (Reddit post), archived from the original on 27 Jun 2023No but seriously my poor babies got thrips!! Please give me your best treatment tips. I am currently treating EVERY plant with systemics, what else can I do? [see title]
2025 August 23, u/Black_Ribbon7447, “THEY HIT THE PENTAGON!!”, in r/houseplants (Reddit post), archived from the original on 22 Apr 2026BROSKI NATION THEY HIT THE PENTAGON!!!
2026 February 8, u/pricey_melons, “Blueberry Redbull Has Been Discontinued”, in r/BroskiReport (Reddit post), archived from the original on 22 Apr 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Originated from an exchange in an OneyPlays let's play video in May 2020 about recording said video on a short notice: Lyle jokes that Chris shook him awake and Zach chimes in, shouting: "Lyle, Lyle, turn on the TV, they hit the Pentagon! They hit the fucking Pentagon, Lyle!" in reference to the September 11 attacks. Popularized widely by a viral image macro of a character from the animated film Turning Red (2022), using the phrase "They hit the fucking Pentagon," in reference to discussion surrounding a viral remark that the film, set in 2002, did not mention the September 11 attacks.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
they hit the Pentagon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/they%20hit%20the%20Pentagon
“they hit the Pentagon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/they%20hit%20the%20Pentagon. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “they hit the Pentagon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/they%20hit%20the%20Pentagon.
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