

The author behind dril remained unknown for years, with the few available details about the author's life fueling speculation about his identity. Many of dril's tweets, phrases, and tropes have become familiar parts of Internet slang.

Other social media users have repurposed dril's tweets for humorous or satiric effect in a variety of political and cultural contexts. The character associated with dril is highly distinctive, often described as a bizarre reflection of a typical male American Internet user. ĭril is one of the most notable accounts associated with " Weird Twitter", a subculture on the site that shares a surreal, ironic sense of humor. Since his first tweet in 2008, dril has become a popular and influential Twitter user with more than 1.7 million followers. The account, its author, and the character associated with the tweets are all commonly referred to as dril (the account's identifier on Twitter) or wint (the account's display name), both rendered lowercase but often capitalized by others. is a pseudonymous Twitter user best known for his idiosyncratic style of absurdist humor and non sequiturs.
