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a celebratory dance that turned the hardest defenders into substitute teachers losing control of the room.
means A celebratory dance move where you stride forward swinging your arms while forming circles with your fingers over your eyes, popularized in football end zones.
from Coined in the late 2010s by Allen Davis, a high-school player from Sacramento who created the move and called it the "Griddy" — reportedly riffing on "griddle," the hot surface you dance across. It went viral when NFL players like Justin Jefferson adopted it, and the name stuck for the same reason "griddle" sounds bouncy: the hard "gr" snapping into that quick "-iddy" mimics the move's jaunty footwork.
- origin
- Born in Louisiana parks before reaching NFL fame
- the move
- Swinging arms plus finger goggles near the eyes
- end zone takeover
- Justin Jefferson made it a national obsession
- video game stardom
- Sold by the millions as Fortnite emotes
griddy dance — viral tiktok dance created by youtuber griddy in 2020, popularized by nfl players like justin jefferson
griddy burger — signature smashed burger at griddy's restaurant in new orleans, louisiana