“Wait, did you just say ‘wig’?” Perry asked. “I know, wig, I feel that already!” Fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan started to ask Perry what the word meant, but Perry cut them off. “No, it’s not your language; it’s just for us.”

Twitter erupted with tweets about Perry’s recognition of the popular phrase (Urban Dictionary defines “wig” as “When something happens so unexpectedly, your wig flies off your head”). Some fans were excited to see Katy understanding online queer lingo. Others were simply unimpressed by what they perceived as a ham-fisted attempt by Perry to pander to her queer fanbase. Regardless, the interaction went viral, and Billboard Pride has collected some of the funniest memes from Katy Perry’s “wig” moment.

When you find someone who can relate to you saying “Wig!” because you’re very into voguing right now and it gave you life pic.twitter.com/Dp25Loil2q

— Jon (@prasejeebus) March 6, 2018

Me: *closes eyes in front of mirror* Wig, wig, wig. *opens eyes*
Katy Perry: pic.twitter.com/GNEiuEWqBq

— ———— (@ryecam) March 8, 2018

all the gays after Katy Perry says “wig” pic.twitter.com/s1hH0n1Rnh

— Nao (@whiteoprahh) March 6, 2018

I love how Katy Perry invented Wig pic.twitter.com/l2t8o7Ebuw

— Richi (@LadyGagaKids) March 7, 2018

when katy said “I’m looking for someone who speaks my language” in witness she meant wig pic.twitter.com/0BwAou8UDj

— cristina (@teenagefenty) March 7, 2018

Remember when Katy Perry invented the gays on American Idol? pic.twitter.com/UEGf3Lpjx1

— Wig! (@MrLuisWatkins) March 7, 2018

Im_so_into_voguing_right_now_v2.movpic.twitter.com/BsU4HaHIKk

— Patrick Crowley (@pcrowl) March 8, 2018

When ppl from stan twitter link up irl pic.twitter.com/KLUhVTHQiu

— Anal Eaze Keating — (@deaddilf69) March 6, 2018