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“HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU” meme: meaning, origin and common card

“HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU” is a stretched-out gasp of amazement, reused to greet a tiny detail with wild excess, and the exaggeration is so extreme that it turns funny for anyone who hears it.

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The “HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU” meme

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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU” is a common card of the Memes FR pack, number 2554 of the collection, and the 753rd best-known meme of its 3496 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.

What does the “HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU” meme mean?

The meme runs on disproportion: swooning theatrically over a pebble, which is to say almost nothing. People use it to mock over-the-top enthusiasm, to react to an insignificant find or to laugh at a friend dramatizing a minor detail. The elongated vowels matter, because they carry the emphasis and the deliberate naivety of the scene.

Where does the “HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU” meme come from?

The clip features someone who exaggerates so much that it becomes funny. The cry spread as a short clip, reused for its overblown staging: a tone of wonder at a simple pebble, held for several seconds. It then settled in as a way to react, in writing and out loud, to disproportionate enthusiasm.

How to use the “HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU” meme

  • React to a holiday photo whose subject is a plain pebble.
  • Answer a friend who gets carried away over a tiny detail.
  • Comment on a video that dramatizes a harmless find.

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The “HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU” card in MyMemeCards

HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU card
NumberNo. 2554
RarityCommon
CollectionMemes FR pack
Fame50/100 · #753 of 3496
Recycle value5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny)
Suggested by@baban
Rarities of the Memes FR pack: 3,496 cards
  • Common1,47842%
  • Rare1,17434%
  • Epic66819%
  • Legendary1133.2%
  • Mythic411.2%
  • Full Art220.6%

How to get the “HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU comes out of the Memes FR pack as a common card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 5 MemeCoins.

The reprints of the “HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU” card

The “HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU” card was reprinted as Rare (No. 2,815) and Epic (No. 4,184). A reprint is the same meme printed again, with a number of its own and a higher rarity than its first printing, which was common. Its face reads “Reprinted card · Higher rarity”.

Every printing is dealt in the packs of the Memes FR pack, each at its own rarity: the higher it is, the rarer the card is to pull. Copies of the first printing already pulled stay as they are, and any printing counts toward completing a set.

MyMemeCards reprints a meme when it deserves more than the rarity of its first printing, such as a classic that became iconic after it came out: the reprint gives it a place among the most sought-after cards without taking anything from the players who already had it.

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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art ≤ 0.1%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details

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Frequently asked questions

What does “HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU” mean?

It is an exaggerated cry of wonder at a pebble, used to tease disproportionate enthusiasm.

Why are the letters stretched?

The stretching mimics the theatrical shout of the clip and boosts the comic effect of the exaggeration.

When should you use it?

To react with humor to a tiny find or to someone overdoing it.

How do I get the HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU meme card?

Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU” is a common card of the Memes FR pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.

How rare is the HOOO LE CAILLOUUUU card?

It is a Common card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.

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