About
“Shrekt”, a portmanteau of Shrek and rekt, is a term associated with the animated film character Shrek often featured in montage parody videos.
Origin
On April 17th, 2013, YouTuber Battlecruiser Plays uploaded a montage parody video titled “Shrekt.wmv,” which featured various images and video clips of the ogre character Shrek (shown below).
Spread
On December 3rd, 2013, YouTuber RossBoomsocks uploaded a video titled “Get Shrekt,” featuring a 3D model of Shrek dancing to the 2013 EDM song “Animals” by Martin Garrix (shown below, left). On April 2nd, 2014, YouTuber Vagabonds uploaded another montage parody video titled “Shrekt,” featuring scenes of the character Shrek fighting in a boxing ring in the 2001 film Shrek (shown below, right).
On April 4th, uploaded a video titled “Get Shrekt!”, featuring footage of a modded version of the game Goat Simulator using a playable Shrek character (shown below, left). On April 16th, a Facebook[2] page titled “You’re About to get Shrekt” was launched. On June 14th, Urban Dictionary[1] user Flamekeeper submitted an entry for “Shrekt.” On October 2nd, thecreatuehub YouTube channel uploaded a Let’s Play video titled “Get Shrekt,” featuring footage from the game Shrek Super Party (shown below).
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[2]Facebook – Youre About to Get Shrekt