![What Are Dabloons? Cats Rule TikTok’s New Viral Craze](https://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2022/11/attachment-tiktok-dabloons-explained.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
What Are Dabloons? Cats Rule TikTok’s New Viral Craze
Cats are taking over TikTok with dabloons!
A new viral role-playing game on TikTok has captured the imaginations of cat lovers on the platform, all thanks to a made-up currency called dabloons.
What Are Dabloons? Are Dabloons Real?
Loosely based on the Spanish "doubloon" used back in the 16th century, dabloons are a fictional currency created on social media.
According to Know Your Meme, the dabloons trend began in 2021 when Instagram account @Catz.jpeg posted a meme of a black cat with an outstretched paw, captioned, "+4 dabloons."
The adorable photo reached peak popularity in October 2022, when it spilled over onto TikTok. Currently, the #dabloons hashtag has almost half a billion views on TikTok.
Now, the dabloons trend has transformed into a TikTok role-playing game in which TikTok users collect the fictional currency and then "spend it" on imaginary items.
TikTok Dabloons Trend Explained:
Users get dabloons when they come across a video or photo — posted to TikTok or any other social media platform — of a cat offering a certain amount of dabloons.
There's no specific way to track the amount of dabloons users collect. In fact, anyone can claim they have an infinite amount of dabloons — but that would spoil the fun of searching for dabloons cat memes online, wouldn't it?
To make a purchase using dabloons, the user must find a video or photo of a cat offering its stock of goods. These videos and photos are usually captioned, "Hello, traveler."
Users can also go into dabloons debt by overspending their dabloons — or even be robbed of their fake fortune.
In fact, the dabloons economy is currently in a tailspin with inflation and scams. Even the dabloon IRS has taken notice. Of course, it's all in good fun.
Mind-Boggling 2022 Moments That Felt Like Pranks
More From Hot 104.7 - KKLS-FM
![Is it Legal to Bury a Body On Your Property in South Dakota?](http://townsquare.media/site/482/files/2023/09/attachment-22-11.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Dive In: The 10 Deepest Lakes of South Dakota](http://townsquare.media/site/482/files/2023/08/attachment-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Standard-1600x1067-38.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![RANT: Sioux Falls, Please Stop Being Nice When You Drive](http://townsquare.media/site/482/files/2023/09/attachment-Cavpture.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![[OPINION] Banning Phones in Schools is a Very Bad, No Good Idea](http://townsquare.media/site/482/files/2024/06/attachment-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Standard-1600x1067-29.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Nostalgia Overload! Do you Remember Pizza Hut’s Priazzo Pizzas?](http://townsquare.media/site/482/files/2022/04/attachment-_-19.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![The Musical Genius Of Weird Al Yankovic: Beyond Parodies](http://townsquare.media/site/482/files/2022/11/attachment-_-16.jpg?w=980&q=75)