GotCaughtTrolling

The "GotCaughtTrolling" emote features a cat in a police mugshot pose, complete with height markers in the background. It conveys the humorous concept of being caught in the act of trolling or misbehaving online. The emote represents the moment when someone's trolling attempts are exposed or when they're caught doing something they shouldn't be doing.

This emote originated from a viral image of a cat that was edited to look like a police mugshot. The image became popular in internet culture before being adapted as an emote for Twitch and other platforms like 7TV, BTTV (BetterTTV), or FFZ (FrankerFaceZ). The exact date of its first appearance as a Twitch emote is around 2020-2021, though the original mugshot cat meme has been circulating online for longer. The emote gained popularity as streaming communities embraced it for its humorous representation of being caught in the act.

The GotCaughtTrolling emote is typically used in Twitch chat in the following situations:

• When a streamer or chat member is exposed for trolling or baiting others
• When someone makes an obvious joke or prank and gets called out
• When a streamer gets caught breaking their own rules
• During moments when someone tries to be sneaky but fails spectacularly
• As a response when someone admits to lying or exaggerating
• When a viewer is caught backseating or giving unwanted advice