The Dua Lipa and Duolingo meme humorously combines the pop singer Dua Lipa with the language-learning app Duolingo, particularly its iconic green owl mascot.
The joke stems from the similarity in the names "Dua Lipa" and "Duolingo," which leads to funny scenarios imagining Dua Lipa as a teacher or mascot for language
learning. In many memes, she's portrayed as the owl, demanding users complete their language lessons in a way that exaggerates Duolingo's infamous pushy notifications.
The meme taps into both Dua Lipa's fame and the app's reputation for aggressively reminding users to practice. It plays on the idea of Dua Lipa taking over the role of
the owl, blending pop culture with the pressure of staying consistent with language learning.
Dua Lipa made light of the situation where her dancing at the BRIT Awards in 2018 became a meme during the opening monologue as the host of Saturday Night Live
Lipa performed 'New Rules' at that year's ceremony in a performance many deemed to be lacklustre. A video posted of the performance went on to spawn a comment, which
is now a viral meme: "I love her lack of energy, go girl give us nothing!"
Six years on, Lipa joked about the perceptions people have of her in the monologue. On the subject of the meme, she said: "I didn't give you nothing. I gave you the greatest
meme of all time." She continued: "Now I'm here, I'm hosting, I'm performing, I'm making the wigs, I'm dealing Adderall to the writers, I'm doing it all. So tonight, I promise
you I'm going to give you EVERYTHING!
She also spoke about the jokes made about her seeming to always be in a sunny location. "There's people online who say 'Dua Lipa's always on vacation' which is totally wrong
because I'm British and so we call it a holiday."
