What does ‘some of y’all lack’ mean? The exact meaning of the meme isn’t entirely known—which is part of its success as a viral moment and adds to its intrigue and humorousness.

Isobel van Hagen is the culture fellow at Newsweek. Before that, she worked at the ACLU, and at Newsday for their editorial section. She is also an editor at the Center for Feminist Foreign Policy.

“Nothinglikeyallcore” is, well, nothing like the rest of the “-core” memes. TikTok users are tagging uploads “nothing like y’all core” as they deconstruct a basic meme or premise into something ...