An imaginary city created by Nicki Minaj during her 2024 tour for her album, Pink Friday 2. The idea of Gag City unities fans (the Barbz) because all the residents of Gag city, are confident, loyal, makes other people's jaws drop.
Welcome to Gag city, here we slay, look good, leave people gagged, and don't take any disrespect from anyone.
by Kompilation Kid June 21, 2024
Minaj and her fans, known as the Barbz, embraced the imagery. Minaj and the Barbz began referring to the lead-up to the album as a journey to Gag City, a reference to the LGBTQ slang term "gag," meaning to be awestruck by something. ADVERTISEMENT.
The phrase was initially used ironically between fans regarding the lack of promo/info on Pink Friday 2 despite Nicki saying 'gag city'.
The phrase was initially used ironically between fans regarding the lack of promo/info on Pink Friday 2 despite Nicki saying 'gag city'.
by PIayTimeOva May 16, 2024
Gag City is a phrase created & popularized by Nicki Minaj and her fans, the Barbz. After Nicki Minaj said on one of her "Queen Radio" shows that her new era will take her fans to "Gag City", the phrase was popularized on Stan Twitter. It combines the LGBTQ+ slang term "gag", meaning "to be heavily excited or amused", with city. Gag city is now regarded as a fantasy land filled with all things pink, Barbie, and Nicki Minaj. Many Twitter users make Nicki Minaj-themed-AI images of this place and have special accounts dedicated to creating the lore of Gag City.
Person 1: Did you see Nicki Minaj's new album cover:
Person 2: I'm a Bardi Gang, but I have to admit my fav cannot compete with Nicki. This era is taking me to Gag City!
Person 2: I'm a Bardi Gang, but I have to admit my fav cannot compete with Nicki. This era is taking me to Gag City!
by badgyalbarbie December 05, 2023
Gag City is Referencing The Queen Of Rap Nicki Minaj She always says Gag So the Barbz created Gag City because of Her Album Dropping DECEMBER 8TH 2023 Once she Drop it Everyone Will be In Gag City because it will be so perfect Everyone will be Gagging For Decades.
by Jaterrian E December 07, 2023
The fictional municipality of where Nicki Minaj fans (Barbz) reside. It's often described to have pink buildings and even houses.
by Your Ender December 12, 2023
A Fictional place created by Nicki Minaj and her Barbz to describe the excitement for the album “Pink Friday 2” which releases on December 8th, 2023. Many fanbases have begun using this term but always remember, the Barbz created it!!!
Nicki Minaj: “Beyonce and Rihanna are featured on Pink Friday 2!”
Barbz: “OMG GAG CITY HERE WE COME!”
Barbz: “OMG GAG CITY HERE WE COME!”
by Gabescoochie December 04, 2023
"Gag City" can be seen as a metaphor that represents a state of astonishment, excitement, and being emotionally overwhelmed. In this context, "gagging" refers to being left speechless or overwhelmed by something impressive or mind-blowing.
The phrase originated from Nicki Minaj in reference to her fifth studio album ‘Pink Friday 2’, releasing on December 8th, 2023. The Barbz then created into a viral trend on X. A common post would contain the hashtag alongside an AI-generated image of a pink city.
The visuals of ‘Gag City’ began as an inside-joke on X, and served as a visual representation of the euphoria and otherworldliness that fans expected to experience upon entering ‘Gag City’. The striking pink aesthetic symbolized the boldness, creativity, and innovation associated with Nicki Minaj's music and persona.
Intrigued by the buzz, celebrities and large companies couldn't help but jump on the bandwagon. The ripple effect was astounding, causing the trend to spread across all corners of X and other social media platforms.
The combination of Nicki Minaj's coined phrase, the Barbz's enthusiastic support, and the mesmerizing visuals created a perfect storm of online buzz and generated immense curiosity among celebrities, large companies, and fans alike. It solidified ‘Gag City’ as an unforgettable moment in pop culture history, forever linked to the authenticity of Nicki Minaj's album rollout and the passion of her fanbase, the Barbz.
Created by @minajwar on X!
The phrase originated from Nicki Minaj in reference to her fifth studio album ‘Pink Friday 2’, releasing on December 8th, 2023. The Barbz then created into a viral trend on X. A common post would contain the hashtag alongside an AI-generated image of a pink city.
The visuals of ‘Gag City’ began as an inside-joke on X, and served as a visual representation of the euphoria and otherworldliness that fans expected to experience upon entering ‘Gag City’. The striking pink aesthetic symbolized the boldness, creativity, and innovation associated with Nicki Minaj's music and persona.
Intrigued by the buzz, celebrities and large companies couldn't help but jump on the bandwagon. The ripple effect was astounding, causing the trend to spread across all corners of X and other social media platforms.
The combination of Nicki Minaj's coined phrase, the Barbz's enthusiastic support, and the mesmerizing visuals created a perfect storm of online buzz and generated immense curiosity among celebrities, large companies, and fans alike. It solidified ‘Gag City’ as an unforgettable moment in pop culture history, forever linked to the authenticity of Nicki Minaj's album rollout and the passion of her fanbase, the Barbz.
Created by @minajwar on X!
by minajwar December 07, 2023