{"slug":"scumbag-steve","name":"Scumbag Steve","url":"/templates/scumbag-steve.jpg","w":1820,"h":1024,"top":"DOES SOMETHING INCONSIDERATE","bottom":"MAKES IT YOUR PROBLEM","description":"Scumbag Steve meme maker. The sideways cap, the fur-trimmed jacket, the audacity. Turn every inconsiderate person you've ever met into a meme.","keywords":"scumbag steve meme, bad friend meme, inconsiderate meme, scumbag hat meme, blake boston meme, jerk meme","year":2011,"origin":"The photo of Blake Boston standing in a doorway wearing a fur-trimmed jacket and a sideways New Era fitted cap was originally his mom's MySpace profile picture. When it hit Reddit in January 2011, users immediately recognized the universal archetype: that one guy who borrows your stuff and never returns it, eats your food without asking, and somehow makes you feel guilty about it. The top text describes the scummy act, and the bottom text either reveals how it gets worse or shows how shameless Steve is about it. The format is essentially the dark mirror of Good Guy Greg (same era, opposite energy: Greg does the thoughtful thing Steve would never consider). For selfish behavior framed as advice rather than narrative, see Roll Safe.","format":"classic","howToMake":["Scumbag Steve is standing in the doorway, ready to ruin someone's day. Just describe what he did","Top text sets up the inconsiderate act. Bottom text reveals the part that makes it truly scummy. The punchline should shift Steve from \"kind of annoying\" to \"genuinely terrible person\"","The best Scumbag Steve memes describe behavior so specific that the reader immediately thinks of someone they know. Vague rudeness is forgettable. Detailed audacity is shareable","White Impact with heavy black outlines matches the gritty, low-quality photo aesthetic. The image is dark and grainy, so thick outlines keep your text readable against his jacket and the shadowy hallway","Export your grievance as a PNG with Download, slam it into a group chat with Copy, or send it straight to the Scumbag Steve in your life with Share"],"exampleCaptions":["BORROWS YOUR CHARGER","GIVES IT BACK AT 2% WITH A CRACKED CABLE"],"exampleAltText":"Scumbag Steve meme about borrowing your charger and returning it at 2% with a cracked cable","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-03-02","seo":{"aliases":["Scumbag Hat Meme","Blake Boston Meme","Bad Friend Meme","Jerk In A Doorway","Scumbag Steve Hat","That Guy Meme"],"description":"He stands in a narrow hallway, fur-trimmed jacket zipped up, plaid fitted cap tilted at an angle that says \"I will eat your leftovers and deny it.\" The low lighting and grainy photo quality make him look like he just got caught doing something, which is appropriate because he definitely did. His expression isn't apologetic. It isn't defiant. It's the blank stare of someone who has never once considered that other people have feelings, property, or boundaries.","definition":"A guy in a sideways cap and fur-trimmed jacket stands in a doorway, embodying every inconsiderate friend, roommate, and coworker you've ever had. The top text describes his selfish act, the bottom reveals why it's even worse than it sounds. Based on a 2011 photo of Blake Boston, the format gave a face to the universal experience of knowing someone who takes and never gives back.","useCases":[{"category":"Roommate Nightmares","examples":["Eats your clearly labeled food / \"Oh I didn't see your name on it\"","Uses your towel / Puts it back wet and says nothing","Blasts music at 1am on a Tuesday / \"Bro it's not even that loud\"","Borrows your car / Returns it on empty with a new dent","Has friends over every night / Gets mad when you ask them to keep it down","Doesn't do dishes for 3 weeks / Complains the kitchen is dirty"]},{"category":"Money & Mooching","examples":["Says he'll Venmo you back / It's been 7 months and he \"forgot\" every time you mention it","Suggests splitting the bill evenly / His meal was $47 and yours was $12","Borrows $20 / Buys you a coffee and calls it even","Never has his wallet / Always has money for weed though","Asks you to cover him at the bar / Orders top-shelf and tips nothing"]},{"category":"Party & Social Crimes","examples":["Shows up to your party empty-handed / Leaves with a six-pack from the fridge","Brings 8 uninvited people to your apartment / \"They're cool, you'll love them\"","Drinks all the good stuff first / Switches to your beer when his is gone","Gets blackout at your place / Breaks a lamp and denies it in the morning","RSVPs yes to your birthday dinner / No-shows and texts \"my bad\" the next afternoon"]},{"category":"Borrowing & \"Returning\"","examples":["Borrows your jacket for one night / You find it on his Instagram three weeks later","Asks to borrow your notes / Copies them, shares them with the whole class, takes credit","Borrows your gaming controller / Returns it with a sticky button and no explanation","Takes your phone to \"look something up\" / Goes through your texts and DMs","Borrows your truck to move / Scratches the tailgate and says it was already there"]},{"category":"Driving & Transportation Sins","examples":["Asks for a ride to the airport at 4am / Doesn't offer gas money or even say thanks","Changes your radio station in YOUR car / \"This song is trash\"","Double-parks in a crowded lot / \"I'll only be a minute\" (gone 45 minutes)","Tailgates you then passes aggressively / Gets stopped at the same red light","Calls shotgun every single time / Has never once driven","Eats a full meal in your car / Leaves wrappers in the back seat"]},{"category":"Workplace Scumbaggery","examples":["Takes the last coffee and doesn't make a new pot / Walks away whistling","Calls in sick on the busiest day / Posts beach photos on Instagram that afternoon","Takes your lunch from the work fridge / \"Oh was that yours?\"","Delegates all his work to you / Takes the credit in the meeting","Microwaves fish in the office kitchen / Twice"]}]}}