What started as a simple bicycle riding lesson has now unintentionally turned into an online sensation with South Africa and its neighbours enjoying a new catchphrase: “My f** Marelize”. It was this week repeated and interpreted by scores of people, after watching the video of a mother recording her daughter learning to ride a bicycle.
Others have coined the term in an effort to comically expression frustration, irritation, disbelief, amazement or amusement. But, as she nears the yellow rugby posts, she fails to stop in time and instead, crashes into the structure. “My mom made a video of me riding so that we could watch it afterwards to pick up on any mistakes that I made.”
The video and the now infamous expression with its own hashtag, #myfokmarelize has caused comic relief to those who watched it.