baby shark

Tiny ocean hunter

A baby shark is a young shark, technically called a pup.

The term gained massive cultural currency from "Baby Shark," a children's song with repetitive lyrics and hand motions that went viral in the late 2010s, becoming one of the most-viewed videos in internet history.

Parents and anyone within earshot of small children know it intimately—often against their will.

Related

viral · going viral · toddler · nursery · nursery rhyme · dance · dance moves · fin · ocean · mommy · daddy · grandma · chomp · swim · cute · jaws · pup · teeth

Categories
Opposites
life stage/maturity

baby sharkgreat white shark

Largest predatory fish

megalodon · whale shark · man-eater · apex predator · blue whale

cultural/memetic register

baby sharkshark attack

Marine predator assault

megalodon · great white · maneater · Sharknado

Family

baby, shark, babies, babied, babying, babyish, sharks, sharking, sharked

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G