You'll never be able to unsee this kid dressed up as a frog

This is a meme just waiting to happen.
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Brian Koerber
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Please witness the beginning of a brand-new meme dubbed Frog Nephew.

Racked reporter Chavie Lieber shared an adorable and mildly terrifying photo of her nephew Sammy dressed up in a homemade frog costume on Thursday, much to the delight of the internet. Please see for yourself.

In celebration of Book Week, Sammy, who's 5-years-old, had the opportunity to dress as a character from his favorite book, so he chose Max Velthuijs’ "Frog and the Birdsong."

Lieber's sister Nechama put her DIY skills to the test, and using some ping-pong balls, a morph suit and some red and white striped shorts from Amazon, the Frog Nephew costume was born. Sticking true to the character, the costume also got a crooked smile drawn with a sharpie, which Lieber says is her favorite part.

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One of Lieber's coworkers noticed a striking resemblance to a viral tweet where a girl's mother dressed up as her dog for Halloween. We're beginning to see a great new trend here.

The tweet is still in its infancy, but we see a lot of potential for Frog Nephew as one of the best memes of February.

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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