"WHOOSH" IS AN ONOMATOPOEIA FOR THE SOUND OF A FAST MOVING OBJECT FLYING OVER SOMEONE’S HEAD. IN ONLINE DISCUSSIONS, THE WORD IS OFTEN USED TO POKE FUN AT SOMEONE'S INABILITY TO APPRECIATE OR UNDERSTAND A JOKE, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS SARCASTIC OR IRONIC IN NATURE; SUCH SENTIMENT CAN BE ALSO CONVEYED IN THE FORM OF REACTION GIFS THAT ARE KNOWN BY VARIOUS NAMES, INCLUDING "YOU MISSED THE JOKE," "YOU AND THE JOKE," AND "THAT'S THE JOKE". THE ORIGIN OF THE ONOMATOPOEIC EXPRESSION IS UNKNOWN. THE EARLIEST URBAN DICTIONARY[1] ENTRY FOR "WHOOSH" WAS SUBMITTED BY USERCOUGARSW2 ON NOVEMBER 14TH, 2004, DEFINING IT AS AN INDICATION "THAT THE JOKE JUST TOLD WAS TOO SOPHISTICATED FOR THE LISTENER AND HAS GONE 'WAY OVER THEIR HEAD'."
![lmao get whooshed kid | "WHOOSH" IS AN ONOMATOPOEIA FOR THE SOUND OF A FAST MOVING OBJECT FLYING OVER SOMEONE’S HEAD. IN ONLINE DISCUSSIONS, THE WORD IS OFTEN USED TO POKE FUN AT SOMEONE'S INABILITY TO APPRECIATE OR UNDERSTAND A JOKE, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS SARCASTIC OR IRONIC IN NATURE; SUCH SENTIMENT CAN BE ALSO CONVEYED IN THE FORM OF REACTION GIFS THAT ARE KNOWN BY VARIOUS NAMES, INCLUDING "YOU MISSED THE JOKE," "YOU AND THE JOKE," AND "THAT'S THE JOKE". THE ORIGIN OF THE ONOMATOPOEIC EXPRESSION IS UNKNOWN. THE EARLIEST URBAN DICTIONARY[1] ENTRY FOR "WHOOSH" WAS SUBMITTED BY USERCOUGARSW2 ON NOVEMBER 14TH, 2004, DEFINING IT AS AN INDICATION "THAT THE JOKE JUST TOLD WAS TOO SOPHISTICATED FOR THE LISTENER AND HAS GONE 'WAY OVER THEIR HEAD'." | image tagged in jojo's bizarre adventure | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/30gqjm.jpg)