Where The Hell Have You Been, Loca?
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Type: Catchphrase,
Tags: twilight, pop culture, jacob, bella,
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About • Origin • Spread • Various Examples • Search Interest • External References • |
About
Where the Hell Have You Been, Loca? is a line from Twilight: New Moon said by Jacob to Bella. In the summer of 2021, the small moment became a meme among Twilight fans, similar to how This Is the Skin of a Killer, Bella became a meme.
Origin
In a scene in Twilight: New Moon, Jacob addresses Bella by saying "Bella! Where the hell have you been Loca?" (shown below).
Spread
The line remained a memorable part of the Twilight fandom in the years after the film's release. In 2021, the line popularly saw use in memes amidst a Twilight fandom renaissance. On February 11th, 2021, Twitter account @twilightreborn[1] posted a screenshot where the line is replaced with an acronym, gaining over 28,000 retweets and 138,000 likes (shown below, left). On February 15th, user @ufobri[2] posted a joke about the line, gaining over 600 retweets and 2,900 likes (shown below, right).
![BWTHHYBL @twilightreborn "BWTHHYBL?"](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![It's always X not Y bri ... @ufobri it's always "bella, where the hell have u been loca?" and never "bella, how the hell have u been loca?" O 10:31 PM · Feb 15, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/201/727/82a.png)
The line continued seeing use in jokes among the Twilight fandom throughout 2021. For example, on August 29th, user @babybunnybean[3] posted a joke conflating the line with the lyrics to "Hey There, Delilah," gaining over 43,000 retweets and 200,000 likes (shown below, left). On September 1st, user @jayjayriv[4] posted a Mary Jane Defending Peter Parker parody with the line, gaining over 12,000 retweets and 69,000 likes (shown below, right). The jokes were covered by Buzzfeed[5] and Daily Dot.[6]
![hey there delilah the final girl @babybunnybean hey there delilah where there hell have you been loca 11:35 PM · Aug 29, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/201/730/1b3.png)
![MJ PP CHUY ... @jayjayriv "He said, Bella WHERE THE HELL YOU BEEN LOCA" 6:08 PM · Sep 1, 2021 · Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/201/739/734.png)
Various Examples
![McDonalds twilight renaissance @twilightreborn ... where the hell have you been loca? welcome to mcdonalds would you like to try the twilight meal @twilightreborn breaking dawn 12:46 PM · Aug 16, 2021 · Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/201/744/cc1.png)
![Eyes THE TWILIGHT SAGA @Twilight bella: jacob: bella: jacob: where the hell have you been, loca? bella: 12:30 PM · Jul 7, 2021 · Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/201/752/d76.png)
![Shadow And Bone willow is very ia @shandychampagne •.. "Alina! Where the hell have you been, loca?" 5:13 PM · May 27, 2021 · Twitter for Android 10](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/201/757/755.png)
![Twilight keeks ... @pankosoup Replying to @simply_lay_ BELLA where the HELL have you been LOCA!!?? GIF 6:52 PM · Jul 18, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/201/761/1d2.png)
![An All-timer Kirsten King @KirstenKing_ ... It's hard being a writer because you have to live with the crushing fear that you may never write something as timeless as “Bella, where the hell have you been, Loca?" 10:00 PM · Aug 23, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/201/762/69e.png)
![Tough Choice Amanda the Jedi ... @AmandaTheJedi Truly terrible that Bella was left to choose between a man that said 'you better hold on tight, spider monkey' and one that said 'where the hell have you been Loca' 11:32 AM · Apr 29, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/201/763/01d.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – twilightreborn
[3] Twitter – babybunnybean
[4] Twitter – @jayjayriv
[5] Buzzfeed – Here Are 23 "Where The Hell Have You Been, Loca?" Tweets That Have Me Livin' La Vida Loca
[6] Daily Dot – A throwaway line from ‘Twilight’ has become a viral meme
Tags: twilight, pop culture, jacob, bella,
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