“papa j'ai bobo” meme: meaning, origin and common card

What does the “papa j'ai bobo” meme mean?

“Bobo” is a child’s word for “it hurts”. Put in the mouth of an adult playing with a noisy toy car, it creates a comic mismatch. People quote the line to complain dramatically about a tiny pain, to tease a friend who got a minor scrape, or to react to a clip where a grown-up acts like a kid. The “FUUU” sound effect adds to the absurd tone.

Where does the “papa j'ai bobo” meme come from?

The card points to a scene in which Joyca plays with a car that goes “FUUU” and says “papa j’ai bobo”. Joyca is the pseudonym of Jordan Rondelli, a French video maker and musician born in Grenoble on 7 August 1995, known for comedy videos, remixes and music parodies such as “J’vais vous pécho”, a spoof of “Despacito”. His channel, created in 2016 as YouTunes, became Joyca in 2018. Fans lifted the line out as a sound and clip that is easy to quote.

How to use the “papa j'ai bobo” meme

• Type “papa j’ai bobo” after stubbing your toe.
• Make the “FUUU” noise while rolling a toy.
• Comment on a clip of an adult playing like a child.
• React to a friend moaning about a tiny scratch.

The “papa j'ai bobo” card in MyMemeCards

Number	No. 1854
Rarity	Common
Collection	Memes FR pack
Fame	50/100 · #753 of 3496
Recycle value	5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny)
Suggested by	@elyzanne

How to get the “papa j'ai bobo” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; papa j'ai bobo 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 “papa j'ai bobo” card

The “papa j'ai bobo” card was reprinted as Rare (No. 2,069) and Epic (No. 3,134). 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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