Fictional Characters dictionary
Glen Coco
[glen koh-koh]
Who is Glen Coco?
Glen Coco is a minor character from the 2004 high school comedy film Mean Girls known for his random popularity.
Where does Glen Coco come from?
In Mean Girls, students send their peers “Candy Cane-grams” in school during Christmas as gifts and as symbols of their popularity. In one scene, the character Damien (Daniel Franzese), dressed as Santa Claus, makes a show of giving out candy canes to students presumably less popular than one of the titular mean girls.
When he arrives at a nondescript student named Glen Coco (David Reale), he announces: “Four for you, Glen Coco! You go, Glen Coco!” The fact that Glen Coco receives four candy canes—and a supposedly popular “mean girl” gets none—suggests a lot of people like him. While Glen Coco otherwise plays no part in the plot, the character is fondly remembered for the scene.
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/ >🍭🍭Taylor Zimmermann, 2 for you.{__/}
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/ >🍭🍭🍭🍭 Glen Coco, 4 for you Glen Coco. You go Glen Coco!{__/}
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/ >🍭Do we have a “Caddy” Heron here? Oh Cady, here you go, 1 for you.{__/}
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🍭< And none for Gretchen Wieners, bye.— William Yu (@its_willyu) November 15, 2018
Examples of Glen Coco
Who uses Glen Coco?
Thanks to the charming randomness of the character in the film, Glen Coco, and Damien’s line “You go, Glen Coco,” is referenced in various memes and merchandise as a playful allusion for positive affirmation or unassuming self-confidence.
Live every day like you're Glen Coco.
— David Robert (@DavidRobert) October 21, 2014
*Somebody does something remotely positive.
*My brain
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Don’t say itMe: YOU GO GLEN COCO 🤦🏼♀️
— Kimberley Walker (@KimberleyHW) November 14, 2018
Shout out to all the people that wore pink with me to honor such an iconic movie😁 YOU GO GLEN COCO @maicaniela @audrieela
Last pic 📸: @danajadee #MeanGirlsDay #OnWednesdayWeWearPink #October3rd pic.twitter.com/5bErJaIr3W
— B (@brytneygarcia) October 3, 2018
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