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“Khoba Cat” meme: meaning, origin and common card

“Khoba!” (“look what I can do!”) is a 2017 Runet meme: a cat raising its paw across two images, paired with a little shout added by a VK group, reused to unveil a thoroughly useless talent with theatrical confidence.

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The “Khoba Cat” meme, 2017

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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Khoba Cat” is a common card of the Russian Memes pack, number 215 of the collection, and the 132nd best-known meme of its 300 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.

What does the “Khoba Cat” meme mean?

The shout “Khoba!” accompanies the reveal of a perfectly insignificant talent or gesture, presented with the tone and emphasis of a historic feat. The gap between the smallness of the action, like raising a paw, and the solemnity of the shout produces the format's comedic effect, lending itself to any deliberately trivial demonstration.

Where does the “Khoba Cat” meme come from?

The “Khoba!” meme is born in 2017 on the Russian-language internet (Runet), built around two images of a cat raising its paw, to which a VK group added this little shout as a caption. The card tags it as Runet, dated 2017. People reused the phrase to caption any demonstration of a trivial talent, consistently keeping that falsely solemn tone that turns a harmless gesture into a supposed feat.

  1. 2017A VK group adds the shout “Khoba!” to two images of a cat raising its paw, creating the meme.

How to use the “Khoba Cat” meme

  • To unveil a useless talent with emphasis: “Khoba!”
  • As a caption for an insignificant gesture presented as a feat.
  • To accompany a deliberately trivial demonstration.

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The “Khoba Cat” card in MyMemeCards

Kot Khoba card
NumberNo. 215
RarityCommon
CollectionRussian Memes pack
Fame50/100 · #132 of 300
Recycle value5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny)
Rarities of the Russian Memes pack: 300 cards
  • Common16956%
  • Rare9231%
  • Epic279.0%
  • Legendary93.0%
  • Mythic31.0%

How to get the “Khoba Cat” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Khoba Cat comes out of the Russian Memes 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.

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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 Khoba mean?

It is a Russian shout meaning “look what I can do!”, added by a VK group to a cat image to unveil a trivial talent.

Where does the Khoba Cat meme come from?

From the Russian-language internet in 2017, starting from two images of a cat raising its paw, captioned by a VK group.

Why does this meme work?

Because the solemn tone of the “Khoba!” shout contrasts with how small the cat's gesture is, creating the comedic effect.

How do I get the Khoba Cat meme card?

Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Khoba Cat” is a common card of the Russian Memes 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 Khoba Cat card?

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

Sources: Résultats YouTube pour « хоба мем кот » · checked on October 29, 2026.

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