吗喽 (ma lōu) literally translates to "Monkey (Guangxi & Cantonese dialect)" and is modern Chinese internet slang meaning The beloved, wide-eyed, humble corporate worker mascot representing young people just trying to survive Monday mornings and eat bananas.. The closest Western pop-culture parallel is Corporate monkey / Wage-slave spirit animal.
Literal Translation: Monkey (Guangxi & Cantonese dialect)
Actual Meaning: The beloved, wide-eyed, humble corporate worker mascot representing young people just trying to survive Monday mornings and eat bananas.
Western Meme Parallel: Corporate monkey / Wage-slave spirit animal
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Originally a Guangxi/Cantonese dialect word for monkey (马骝). Exploded during Guangxi sugar-orange harvesting memes ('吗喽的命也是命' - Monkey lives matter too).
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