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As Julia Turner noted in her New York Times Magazine essay, the hashtag has, overtime, evolved into a "form that allows for humor, darkness, wordplay and, yes, even poetry." No longer is it just used for categorizing tweets by topic. Now, the ever-popular pound sign has become an efficient way to chronicle our daily sentiments—the good, the bad, and, more often than not, the funny. Here, we present the 15 Most Memorable #Hashtags of 2012.
#WhatWould2ChainzSay
When, at a loss for words, just ask yourself: What would 2 Chainz say?
#AintNobodyGotTimeForThat
It became one of 2012's most enduring, and hilarious, memes. Never change, Sweet Brown. Never change.
#ratchet
A word of advice: Don't be about that life.
#ChiefKeefMakesMusicFor
Chief Keef was perhaps 2012's most vilified rap antihero. And yet, the kids still love Sosa.
#coolstorybro
Translation: Ain't nobody got time for that.
#Struggle
Nowhere else was the year in #struggle better documented than Twitter. The tweets is watching indeed.
#TurntUp
Because it's always time to get #TurntUp.
#yolo
2012's version of carpe diem. Uh, thanks Drake?
#ThatShitIDontLike
Our 2012 #ThatShitIDontLike list: Mitt Romney, haters, fake Mayan Apocalypses, Zombie-mania, and Flo Rida.
#hirihanna
Rapper Royce Da 5'9 termed the phrase "Hi Rihanna" during his BET Awards cypher freestyle. Little did we know the greeting would take on a life of its own.
#2ChainzThanksgivingLyrics
Because it wouldn't be Thanksgiving without a little 2 Chainz.
#ModernSeinfeld
For all the Seinfeld stans wondering what the gang would be up to today, #ModernSeinfeld (as well as @SeinfeldToday) provides the laugh-out-loud answers you'd expect.
#DrakesMusicWillHaveYou
It's funny because it's true. For more laughs, check out: What Twitter Thinks #DrakesMusicWillHaveYou Doing.
#endoftheworldconfessions
The good news: The world didn't end. The bad news: We've got to do better.
#2012regrets
To quote the great street poet 2 Chainz: Truuuuuuuu.
