(AllHipHop News) Cardi B’s “Wap” featuring Megan Thee Stallion has quickly become a cultural phenomenon. The music video for the sexually-explicit single broke YouTube viewing records and spawned countless memes on the internet.
While “Wap” is currently topping the charts for every major streaming platform, there are still people that are unaware of what it means. According to Dictionary.com, searches for “wap” increased more than 9,868% over the weekend.
Searches for the meaning of "wap" 🚀 more than 9,868% this weekend on https://t.co/OeJELgPEQj. You know who and why. https://t.co/Wro5EBn1hS https://t.co/42WZTue7Ij
— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) August 10, 2020
The overwhelming interest in Cardi’s comeback track even led to the website adding an official definition for the word. Dictionary.com’s pop culture section defines “Wap” as “a slang acronym that stands for wet-ass p*ssy. The acronym was created and popularized by hip-hop artist Cardi B in her hit August 2020 single ‘WAP.'”
Since being released on August 7, the “Wap” music video has amassed more than 67 million views on YouTube. The visuals have remained in the Top 10 on the site’s trending page for five days.