What Mean Gachigams and Gachibass?

We have already addressed different internet memes, many of Japanese origin. In this article, we will talk about gachigasm and its meaning. You may not know it by name, but you must have seen in various forums and videos the face of a character with a rather strange smile.

The gachigasm is usually displayed as an emoji, often replicated in the same scene, and is often used to react to something very pleasurable in the stream. It can also indicate a handsome man.

Origin of GachiGASM

The name “gachiGASM” is a combination of the words “Gachimuchi” and “orgasm.” In the Japanese language, Gachimuchi means fat and muscular man.

The gachiGASM emote shows the face of porn actor Billy Herringtong having an orgasm. This image went viral around 2015 on NicoNico Douga followed by the streamer Forson.

On October 13, 2015, the YouTube channel GamesPlace uploaded a video of Forsen playing Hearthstone while a crazy song was playing:

Additionally, the YouTuber Camouflaged published a video with songs that popularized the variant of the gachiBASS emote, this video:

Gachibass and Kreygarms

One of the alternative names for GachiGasm is Gachibass, which refers to the animated version of the meme. In other words, it is about the videos where the scene moves, while the traditional emoji is just a photo.

Kreygasm is a Twitch emote used to show a sign of joy and satisfaction. The Kreygasm emote shows the streamer “KreyG” with a satisfied facial expression.