Gigachad

See also: gigachad and GigaChad

English

Ernest Khalimov, aka Gigachad

Etymology

Coined by an anonymous poster on the 4chan /pol/ board on October 17th, 2017, who described Russian model Ernest Khalimov as a "gigachad" who was "the perfect human specimen destined to lead us against the reptilians" (see quotation below).

Proper noun

Gigachad

1. (Internet slang) A nickname for a model from Russia, Ernest Khalimov, often featured in memes derived from several images posted by the Instagram account berlin.1969.

   Alternative form: GigaChad

   • 2017 October 16, 4chan‎^[1], /pol/, archived from the original on 2023-04-18:

     Years of Bogdanoff research into genetic augmentation has finally yielded fruit. ¶ Behold, the Gigachad. The perfect human specimen destined to lead us against the reptilians. ¶ We are all witness.

   • 2021 February 1, Miles Klee, “Who Is GigaChad: Meme, Digital Creation or Russian Model?”, in MEL Magazine‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-01-06:

     This gets even weirder, though. Since every photo of him seems to have been taken and released by the artist Krista Sudmalis, whose ongoing "Sleek'N'Tears" project is his lone credit — and there he is exclusively referred to as "1969" — it's fair to suspect that GigaChad is almost entirely Sudmalis' digital creation.

   • 2021 May 3, Lyshiel Aranal, Trixie Velasquez, “'Thanks for your kind words': GigaChad finally responds to the memes”, in Pop Inquirer‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-12-02:

     "GigaChad" (also known as "Average Enjoyer") is Russian menswear model and bodybuilder Ernest Khalimov. Aside from the "GigaChad" memes, he isn't very well-known. Even in the "Sleek'N'Tears" project, he was exclusively known as "1969," so it's fair that a lot of people are surprised to hear that he's a real person.

   • 2021 October 19, Jacob Bentley-York, “Who is Ernest Khalimov AKA GigaChad and what is the Chad meme?”, in The US Sun‎^[4], archived from the original on 2024-01-14:

     This is no more true for Ernest Khalimov - AKA GigaChad - who has garnered so much acclaim for his good looks and chiseled physique that people have even questioned his own existence.

Noun

Gigachad (plural Gigachads)

1. Alternative letter-case form of gigachad.