There’s this internet meme from 2019 (bear with me) which goes, “Wake up babe, new just dropped.” The catchphrase implies insomnia-inducing levels of excitement about , which is usually a new song or episode of a favorite show. I use it occasionally—a recent example was in the grocery store with my wife, to whom I declaimed, “Wake up babe, new Pringles flavor just dropped!” It amused me, anyway…
In most cases, the meme’s use is sarcastic (although roasted pepper and hummus chips did sound pretty fire to me). But I could imagine myself earnestly waking my bae in this manner to report a new Keenan McKenzie & The Riffers record, as I’ve yet to hear one that didn’t knock my socks off.
