The Girls Are Fighting | Know Your Meme

About The Girls Are Fighting is a catchphrase used to joke about people falling out with each other publicly. The phrase was popularized by a 2019 video of American singer Azealia Banks commenting on the feud between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B in which she says, “Whaaat? What is the tea, the girls are fighting! Nooo… the girls are fighting, why?!” The Instagram Live became a notable reaction video in subsequent years, while the phrase “the girls are fighting” came to be used to joke about former friends having public disagreements. In early June 2025, AOC notably quoted the phrase to joke about Elon Musk and Donald Trump having a public falling out, causing a resurgence in the meme. Origin On September 8th, 2018, Azealia Banks hosted an Instagram Live reacting to Nicki Minaj and Cardi B engaging in a public altercation at New York Fashion Week, using a bunny filter to record herself saying, “Whaaat? What is the tea, the girls are fighting! Nooo… the girls are fighting, why?!” YouTuber [1] SATIRICATIVE reposted the clip on September 8th, 2018, gathering over 6,000 likes in seven years. Spread On February 16th, 2019, Tumblr [2] user @gluten-free-p*ssy posted a Presidential Alert
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