About
CONKS is an emerging internet slang term and finance reaction meme featuring a grey cat wearing a business suit in front of a rising market chart.
The term began circulating in online trading communities as an exaggerated variation of “stonks,” with users referring to unusually large green market movements as “conks.”
The distinction is commonly expressed as:
“When stonks aren't big enough, they become conks.”
Origin
CONKS originated approximately three hours before the creation of this entry after an image of a grey cat wearing a business suit was posted alongside a rapidly rising financial chart.
The original post proposed a new piece of trading terminology:
“All exceptionally large green stocks and crypto moves shall now be referred to as ‘conks.’”
The accompanying image showed the suited cat standing confidently in front of an upward market arrow.
Users subsequently began reposting the image and shortening the joke to simply:
“CONKS.”
Spread
Within hours of the original post, variations of the image began appearing in replies and trading-related discussions.
Users began applying the term to screenshots of rapidly increasing charts using phrases including:
- “It's conking.”
- “We're entering conks territory.”
- “Absolute conks.”
- “Stonks → Conks.”
Other users began creating edits of the original Conks Cat, including increasingly large market arrows and exaggerated green candles.
Due to the meme's recent origin, its overall spread and longevity remain unknown.
Various Examples
