Bepis

 

About

Bepis is a mispronunciation of the word "penis" which later became associated with a misspelling of the soda drink brand Pepsi in various web communities online



Origin

On April 14th, 2011, the satirical YouTube channel PronunciationManual posted a video titled "How to Pronounce Penis," in which a voice pronounces the word incorrectly as "bepis" (shown below). Within five years, the video gained over 2.9 million views and 2,000 comments.

 

Spread

On September 14th, 2013, Urban Dictionary user SwegMcEuph94 submitted an entry for "Bepis," defining it as a "synonym for penis." On September 29th, 2014, Redditor SoberDreams submitted a photo of a Pepsi delivery truck with the word "Bepis" printed in place of the Pepsi logo (shown below). Prior to being archived, the post gained over 3,800 votes (87% upvoted) and 330 comments.

 

Conke

On February 22nd, 2017, the Babbe Facebook page posted two surreal memes of a disembodied head drinking a bottle of Coca-Cola named "Conke" and mixing a photoshopped bottle of "Conke" and "Bepis" together in a plastic cup (shown below). Over the next year, the post garnered upwards of 1,000 shares, 840 reactions and 280 comments.

 

On August 19th, YouTuber TheInternetLegend _420 uploaded a video titled "Conke and Bepis are the same thing! Wake up sheeple!" (shown below, left). On November 5th, YouTuber Bob the Bromosapien uploaded a "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen" remix video featuring Conke and Bepis (shown below, right).