The phrases ‘WKHKYD’ and ‘WBHBYD’ originated from a viral video by Ghanaian TikToker Star Gee, who used them in the form of a question. The first phrase, ‘wo ko ho ko y3 d3n,’ translates to ‘what did you go there to do,’ and the second phrase, ‘wo ba ha b3 y3 d3n,’ translates to ‘what did you come here to do’.
On January 23rd and 24th, a trend of unusual letter combinations, such as WKHKYD and WBHBYD, caused confusion among many Ghanaians on social media platforms, particularly Twitter. Other variations of the trend also began appearing on different timelines.
Checks by depunch.com revealed that the trend originated from one TikToker called Star Gee who had been making content for a while but never went so viral until now.
The original video saw Star Gee passionately addressing an issue to another individual. The full context of his complaint is not known but the part that was captured saw him saying, “When you tell mom about it, she will ask you, ‘What did you go there to do?'”
Star Gee made the statement in Twi, so the last portion read: “Wo ko ho ko y3 d3n”.
Gradually, the video gathered steam online and many quoted it as a response to different social media posts like they do with memes.
To make it simpler to type, “wo ko ho ko y3 d3n” was abbreviated into WKHKYD and others came up with another version “wo ba ha b3 y3 d3n” (WBHBYD) which means, “What did you come here to do?” and others.
Watch the video below:
Ewurama Acheampoma