Shakira doing the tongue thing should be a meme in 5…4….3….2….

Shakira and Jennifer Lopez’s halftime show at the 2020 Super Bowl fueled the internet with new memes—and gave some people a culture lesson.
Shakira was performing her most iconic song, “Hips Don’t Lie,” when she released a high-pitch trill and rapidly moved her tongue. The moment was immediately captured and shared on Twitter, where people were live-tweeting the game.
Chiming in because I know everyone will be making jokes about this for days — this is a popular Arab tradition, called zaghrouta, used to express joy at celebrations. In the melting pot that is Miami, you could not have picked a better Super Bowl act and this was a lovely touch. https://t.co/q1H9l8UpQ5
— Lulu Ramadan (@luluramadan) February 3, 2020
But people were also pointing out that the movement is known as a zaghrouta, a way to express elation in Arab culture. The celebratory motion is often seen at weddings.
“Chiming in because I know everyone will be making jokes about this for days—this is a popular Arab tradition, called zaghrouta, used to express joy in celebrations,” journalist Lulu Ramadan tweeted. “In the melting pot that is Miami, you could not have picked a better Super Bowl act and this was a lovely touch.”