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The Duolingo owl is out for vengeance in these threatening memes

It sees you when you're sleeping, it knows when you haven't practiced Spanish in three days.

Sage Anderson

on March 27, 2019

If you're learning another language, it's time for your daily reminder — have you practiced your Español today? Your Français? Deutsch? If not, you better watch out. The Duolingo Owl may be coming for you.

Duolingo is a language-learning app that takes a gamification approach to reaching goals in your target language. Their mascot is a cutesy little owl named Duo, who sends you daily reminders to practice.

But what if you happen you miss a day, or forget? Duo is not a very forgiving beast.

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The Duolingo Twitter account recently shared a teaser image for an upcoming app update that gave off pretty ominous vibes.

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Most users speculated that this probably pointed to a "dark mode" for the app. But when the Twitter account denied that this update was a dark mode, it only made the image seem even more menacing.

The memes rolled in — he sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows when you haven't practiced Japanese in three days, and he's out for vengeance.

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So if you have the time, open the app and the Duolingo owl might — oh god, he's right behind me isn't he?

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Sage Anderson

Sage is the newest Culture writer on the block at Mashable NYC. They recently graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, and have previously worked for The Dr. Oz Show, NorthSouth Productions, and on Netflix's 'The OA Part II'. Off the clock, they can be found testing out cupcake recipes, collecting dolls, and watching Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure for the millionth time.