Meaning
What does He Went to Jared mean?
He went to Jared is a controversial quote from an advertisement of Jared Jewelry, used for hinting at a marriage proposal.
Online, the phrase has seen use on image macros depicting people, objects and animals with rings.
Origin
What's the origin of He Went to Jared?
“He went to Jared” originates from a commercial of Jared Jewelry, where two women talk about a “13 letter phrase for a marriage proposal” to which one of them reveals it to be “He went to Jared”.
Urban Dictionary definitions would emerge starting in 2008, as people expressed their disapproval toward the phrase.
Spread & Usage
How did He Went to Jared spread?
“He went to Jared” would start seeing use on image macro memes in 2011, mainly on sites like 9GAG, Reddit and me.me.
The most popular image macros to use the phrase as captions were the ones depicting characters from The Lord of the Rings.
On September 13th, 2019, singer-songwriter HARDY released the song He Went to Jared within his album, titled HIXTAPE, Vol.1.
External resources
- Urban Dictionary – Went to Jared