Soy / Soyboy
🔶4chan originDefinition
An insult meaning weak, overly emotional, or lacking masculinity. Based on the debunked claim that soy products increase estrogen and make men feminine. Used as shorthand for 'unmasculine' in manosphere and 4chan spaces.
Translation for Parents
Your kid is calling someone weak or unmanly. The insult is based on a myth that eating soy makes men feminine (it doesn't). It's mostly used as a casual insult now, but it started in spaces that have pretty rigid ideas about what men should be. If it's a one-off joke, probably fine. If it's part of a pattern of policing 'masculinity,' worth paying attention to.
Dad Mode: Likely a Meme
I know this site is mostly jokes. But I'm still a dad. This one started in 4chan (2017) → YouTube anti-SJW culture → mainstream insult. Your kid is probably just memeing. But if you're hearing a bunch of these together, maybe ask about it over pizza.
Examples
“That's such a soy take”
“That's a weak/soft opinion”
“Stop being a soyboy”
“Stop being so sensitive/emotional”
Cringe Score
Your kid will cringe
Using this unironically in 2026 is actually kind of dated. The meme peaked around 2018-2019.
Category
insult
Peak
2019-01
Last Verified
2026-02-25
Sources
editorial, reddit