![Wave Check Wave Check](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/028/140/cover.jpg)
Wave Check
Part of a series on AirPod Flexing. [View Related Entries]
About
Waves Hairstyle Photoshops, also known as Wave Check and Waves and Air Pods, refer to digitally edited images in which the subject has a curly hairstyle known as "waves" superimposed over their original hair. Often paired with photoshopped AirPods, the edits are considered a development of the AirPod Flexing meme.
Origin
On January 5th, 2019, Instagram[1] user professorpumpp posted a photograph of Martin Luther King wearing Apple AirPods. On the same day, professorpumpp[2] posted a photoshopped image of former United States President Barack Obama wearing AirPods and a wave haircut. The post gained over 8,400 likes in nine days.
![obamapodsβ’](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/449/112/c3f.jpg)
Spread
On January 9th, 2019, Instagram[3] user pinkmeth.v2 posted a similarly edited photograph of United States president Donald Trump with a reference to Gummo's song "Drip or Drown" in the description. The post gained over 1,400 likes within five days; additionally, a repost[4] by professorpumpp gained 13,500 likes within the same period.
![Drip or Drown](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/449/110/eaf.jpg)
In the following days, pinkmeth.v2[5] and other Instagram users[6][7] posted more edits in which various individuals were given AirPods and the waves hairstyle, with references to "dripping" often included in the description.
Various Examples
![Let's tag Ben arΓ³mub](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/449/130/545.jpg)
![hey y'all. im back with more. @pinkmeth.v2](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/449/126/6b9.jpg)
![Clean version](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/449/115/5f8.jpg)
![this is where i officially stop @pinkmeth.v2](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/449/138/559.jpg)
![do u kno da wave @pepperet](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/449/136/513.jpg)
![maafkan saya Tuhan Yesus Kristus, for i have DRIPPED](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/449/118/cb8.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Instagram β professorpumpp's Post
[2] Instagram β professorpumpp's Post
[3] Instagram β pinkmeth.v2's Post
[4] Instagram β professorpumpp's Post
[5] Instagram β pinkmeth.v2's Post
[6] Instagram β humanity.gone26's Post
[7] Instagram β aaron.uh's Post
Top Comment
HotPotato
Jan 14, 2019 at 04:04PM EST