So, how much staying power does “devious lick” have? Is it the newest permanent internet phenomenon? Or, like many TikTok trends of the past, will devious licks be forgotten by the end of the month? Due to the ebb and flow of social media nowadays, it’s hard to say for sure. Apps are flooded with the same catchy phrase, and in mere days, the trend completely permeates social media.= Trends go viral, and users use the trend to chase their five minutes of internet fame. Some middle schoolers steal a paper towel dispenser, and now we have a new saying.Įquipped with the virality of social media trends, this generation has, in many ways, a Shakespeare-like ability to come up with new phrases and speak them into reality (see: Bone Apple Tea). One Twitter user joked, “your honor my client did not commit grand larceny he just got an absolute devious lick.” Another tweet shared an image titled “” with the caption, “My most devious lick by far.” Ah, the power of TikTok. Now, “devious lick” is being used across social media, even outside of the trend. 6, most people hadn’t used or even seen this phrase. Is stealing that bathroom stall door worth ruining everyone else’s day? So a reminder to any aspiring “Devious Lick-er” - think of your community. I NEED TO WASH MY HANDS, PLEASE FIND THEM,” - to questionable school-wide punishments, such as shutting down bathrooms permanently. These thefts range from minor annoyances - as one Twitter user lamented, “Every soap dispenser at my school has disappeared. Students in schools across the country are now scrambling to steal the biggest, baddest, most impressive object. Basically, hand sanitizer is so two weeks ago. The stolen objects, therefore, have only gotten more impressive: exit signs, printers, sinks, and bathroom stall doors. But TikTok trends exist to go viral, and if there’s one truth in this life, it’s that people will do whatever it takes to go viral. Hand sanitizer is a fairly innocuous and inexpensive thing to steal (although it definitely still constitutes theft - don’t get any ideas). 6, when a TikTok user posted a video of a hand sanitizer dispenser with the caption, “only a month into school and got this absolute devious lick.” The video - since deleted - gained 2.7 million views in two days, inspiring thousands of users to post their own “devious licks.” Know Your Meme identifies the start of the trend to be Sept. Participating in the “Devious Licks'' trend is as easy as that: Steal a random object from school, take it home, and post a dramatic video removing the object from a backpack. They made theft a tiktok trend.” This user is right. Along with soap dispensers, students across the country have been stealing school property in the name of TikTok’s newest diabolical trend: “Devious Licks.”Īs one Twitter user explains, “They did it. Searching for related hashtags results in a message about TikTok’s Community Guidelines, according to Wikipedia.Where, exactly, have all the bathroom soap dispensers gone? And why are they disappearing? As with most things today, the answer to this mystery lies with TikTok. The trend was banned by TikTok on September 15 for violating TikTok’s Community Guidelines against illegal activities, by which time the “devious” hashtag had over 235 million views.
“We encourage parents to speak to their children about the fact that committing an illegal act, all for the sake of online popularity or likes, can have consequences now and into the future.Īccording to Wikipedia, a ‘devious lick’ is a viral 2021 TikTok challenge in which one of more high school students post a video of themselves stealing soap dispensers or causing damage to public or school washrooms.
“These acts of vandalism are unacceptable and have caused significant damage to our much-needed public washroom facilities,” Surrey RCMP Const. The RCMP said it’s aware that the incidents could be related to a social media trend where youth film themselves causing damage to washrooms and post the video to apps such as TikTok. The damage has included smashed toilets, broken doors, partitions, vents, as well as stolen soap dispensers. Over the last several months, Surrey RCMP received multiple calls of vandalism of public washroom facilities, particularly in the Cloverdale area. Surrey RCMP are investigating multiple reports of vandalism in public washrooms, which may be related to the ‘devious licks’ TikTok challenge.
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