Describe your job but make it sound illegal
People describe their normal professions in a dramatic way that makes them sound illegal, such as a realtor saying they convince people to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars. It is a simple format used to show the funny side of different jobs.
- First seen
- 9 June 2026
- Last covered
- 11 June 2026
- Type
- Participatory format
- Can a brand use it?
- Brand-usable. A format a brand can join with its own product or team.
- Scale
- 10 sampled videos, 7.4M views in our latest check
- Example video
- Watch on TikTok (4.3M views)
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