What is the TikTok slushy trend? And why are people throwing frozen drinks at their cars?

TikTok is home to many unique recipes like mustard and cottage cheese — which I would avoid if I were you — and, as of recently, music festivals.

So, it should come as no surprise that a new TikTok slushy trend is confusing many people on the internet. The trend shows people throwing slushies they purchased from gas stations at their own cars — mainly trucks.

Videos of the trend, like one from @beau.bill, have garnered comments like “I don’t understand this trend” and “Would never disrespect my car like this.”

So why are people throwing slushies at their cars and how did it get started?

What is the TikTok slushy trend?

The TikTok slushy trend shows people getting out of their cars — mainly trucks — to the song “Bag Season” by Jay Lewis and Da Real Gee Money. The camera then follows them walking to the slushy machine, pouring one into a cup and walking back out with it. Then the person holding the slushy throws it at their car, gets in and drives away.

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Why are people throwing slushies at their cars?

TikTok user @hunterboolay claims he started the trend with a video he posted on Jan. 18 which as of Feb. 5 has 14.6 million views. This video showed him getting out of his truck as multiple cans of Zyn fall out. He then walks into a gas station, gets a slushy and throws it at his truck.

In a video posted a week ago, Boulais said he created the original because he had seen someone post an aesthetic TikTok getting a slushy from the gas station and showing off their truck. Boulais thought that video didn’t have anything to do with trucks, so he decided to spice things up by throwing the slushy at his car.

The musical artist Jay Lewis @officialjaylewis even took the opportunity to record his own version of the trend with his friends captioning it “Slushy King.”

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