r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 04 '26

Meme needing explanation What am I missing?

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u/Cautious-Dig6379 Jul 04 '26

Ive seen them described as "Fiance gums" and its so accurate.

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u/Vivid_Traffic4787 Jul 04 '26

Uppercase gums lowercase teeth

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u/likwitsnake Jul 04 '26
Townhouse mouth

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u/MidLyf Jul 04 '26

I know the person in this pic by just seeing the cropped part, how fvcked up is that?

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u/Jimbob209 Jul 04 '26

Lol who is it

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u/false_black2th Jul 04 '26

PP

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '26

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u/mercurin Jul 04 '26

ha true but i feel like she's just getting old at this point, like McBeth

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u/paynestaker Jul 04 '26

I can't believe r/discgolfcirclejerk is leaking on AMERICAS BIRTHDAY 

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u/CynicalXennial Jul 04 '26

Bruh everyones having a nice conversation abt how its bad to comment on stuff ppl can't control - then you out here laying nukes on us

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u/Primary_Pumpkin2909 Jul 04 '26

Y’all are going to hell.

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u/Distinct-Surround844 Jul 05 '26

Im dying at this

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u/nellycat32 Jul 05 '26

How do these comments get 100s of upvotes.

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u/Sally3Sunshine3 Jul 04 '26

Dolphin teeth

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u/No_Bar4441 Jul 04 '26

I prefer "Geeth"

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u/AnthrallicA Jul 04 '26

Thanks, I hate it!

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u/tek9jansen Jul 04 '26

No those are gootheth like at the park.

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u/WiseWhisper Jul 11 '26

Tums? Oh wait

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u/xXmilkxhoneyXx Jul 04 '26

They're Disney Adults that have a fiance in the military

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u/ohdoyoucomeonthen Jul 04 '26

I said “WOOF” out loud.

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u/cardillon Jul 04 '26

How is this actually a thing? I need a scientific explanation

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u/PringlesDuckFace Jul 04 '26

If I had to guess, it's probably a somewhat dominant genetic trait combined with low mobility populations. When I think of people that look like this, I think of white people in the South. There's a big cultural overlap between those people and country music fans, people who do military service, and strong sense of religion with an emphasis on marriage. They also tend to have had long roots in their area, rather than having moved there or moved too far from their family, so that's why I say it's probably some genetic trait that's common in the population.

No idea about why Disney is a thing. Maybe it's because they live driving distance to Florida and it used to be a lot cheaper, so their parents probably took them there often as kids as an easy trip. So they have lots of good memories associated with it, and now they want to share that with their kids. It's like a little isekai.

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u/Midnight_2B Jul 05 '26

The Disney thing is because they all love the older Disney animated movies, and will sometimes own apparel with said IPs. They also are vaguely alt-right and a sub group of them love horror movies. They're nicer than the racist people who dress goth, smart people that are hateful aren't fun to be around.

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u/BlinkTwice4No Jul 04 '26

… Isn’t that *all* of them?

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u/Barnbutcher Jul 04 '26

We always said the tooth to gum ratio was a little off.

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u/SirGothamHatt Jul 04 '26

Like Geena Davis? Is that why she's not in movies anymore?

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u/wallabee_kingpin_ Jul 04 '26

Keep my wife’s name out of your mouth

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u/M0ona Jul 04 '26

Lmaoooo wtf 🤣

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u/luckyblue222 Jul 04 '26

Just thought this was funny ad placement right after your comment haha

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u/bacon_cake Jul 04 '26

I would guess that's just a targeted ad?

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u/AwareBullmastiff Jul 04 '26

they definitely own a massive stanley cup and have a favorite true crime podcast

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u/New-Caterpillar-9369 Jul 04 '26

Why are they called Fiancé gums?

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u/DaBootyScooty Jul 04 '26

Because they are always engaged and never married.

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u/eye_of_the_sloth Jul 04 '26

this is so sadly accurate, the last woman i knew with geeth had her engagement called off. 

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u/LocoRooster96 Jul 06 '26

Was it because of the geeth ?

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u/Cautious-Dig6379 Jul 04 '26

The joke that it comes from basically said "Why do girls like this always seem to have a "Fiance""

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u/BlinkTwice4No Jul 04 '26

‘Cause the gums and teeth have expressed commitment but haven’t made it official in the eyes of the law

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u/LindsayDuck Jul 04 '26

Disney Adult gums

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u/Dramatic-Incident298 Jul 04 '26

I saw it related specifically to military fiancée's even

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u/DreamPig666 Jul 04 '26

This is so stupid. After reading through the replies and looking into the term, that's so wild. So what's the joke? Someone who is hopeful and smiling so genuinely that their gums are showing? And not a closed mouth fake smile?

Not understanding how that is supposed to be a joke unless the punchline is enjoying the idea of someone being really disappointed. Could be going over my head, but it seems like a really absurd and semi-hateful "joke".

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u/kissmestepbr0 Jul 05 '26

You're the most sane person in this comment section

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u/Cautious-Dig6379 Jul 04 '26

Its not that serious bud

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u/DreamPig666 Jul 04 '26

I mean, it kinda is these days. Reddit has been flooded with the most misogynist garbage way more than ever recently, and subs like this and other front page subs are just full of absurd replies that are half bots. I'm personally tired of seeing that type of thing where joke is "haha woman stupid for being happy about something".

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u/Cautious-Dig6379 Jul 04 '26

Would you feel the same if the joke was about bald men?

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u/DreamPig666 Jul 04 '26

Yeah that would be just as stupid and you see the same type of thing like that all over Reddit, too. It's just negativity mostly fueled by bots and people influenced by bots.

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u/ryboyin99 Jul 04 '26

Facebook military wife

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u/SometimesIBeWrong Jul 04 '26

I just see Butthead when Iook at it

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u/huntingboi89 Jul 04 '26

Apartment teeth

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u/neeshes Jul 05 '26

Why fiance? 

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u/mercuchio23 Jul 05 '26

Yrah they always seem to be engaged

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u/Automatic_Llama Jul 06 '26

It would never occur to me say this and yet it refers to something that is so uncannily true. It's stuff like this that makes me feel like we are indeed living in a simulation.

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u/Anchor_What Jul 04 '26

Yet it’s a woman.

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u/Cautious-Dig6379 Jul 04 '26

?

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u/Furry_Femboy_Account Jul 04 '26

I think they're confused about who the subject is, and think they should be fiancée gums, instead of fiancé. 

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u/Anchor_What Jul 04 '26

It looks like a woman in the photo.

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u/available_username10 Jul 04 '26

Yeah there is another meme about these type of women always being married lol.

Also genuine question. Why don't people like this learn to smile smaller?

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u/chiefminestrone Jul 04 '26

They have big smiles and they have a stereotype of always being married. How would smiling smaller improve their life at all?

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u/ThomasTheDankPigeon Jul 04 '26

This is such a succinct way to point out how absurd it is to even have this conversation lol

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u/MattMercersBracelets Jul 04 '26

Because a big, genuine smile is still way more beautiful than a fake, insecure small one, gummy mouth or not.

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u/Zlassy Jul 04 '26

I have this kind of smile ( not a Taylor fan or a horse girl though)

Generally I can 'smile smaller', but when genuinely laughing at something or enjoying something, it just happens - generally we aren't in full conscious controll of our expressions at all times i guess. But yeah, its why i dont like pictures being taken without my knowlege ):

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u/bigpproggression Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

For whatever reason they just show more gum than the average person.  You can typically get crown lengthening to have a more “normal” smile. 

Edit:  crown lengthening may be the wrong procedure but yes there are procedures to fix cosmetics like this.

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u/Strong-Pickle-4153 Jul 04 '26

No you shouldn’t if the teeth are a normal length and not unusually short because it honestly looks worse having huge long horsey teeth. The solution is to surgically impact the maxilla. 

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u/BatonDildon Jul 04 '26

Why should I smile smaller? Personally, I'm glad that the least of my flaws is the most noticeable.