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Taylor Swift Now Basically Owns the Month of August and Swifties Can’t Get Enough of It

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We’ve experienced the Summer of Taylor Swift for multiple summers now. With all the coverage of her marriage to Travis Kelce, there’s just been nonstop Swift news and coverage. But are we surprised? Swift continues to have a tight grip on the cultural moment regardless of the time of year. However, with the arrival of August, there’s yet another reason why Swift owns the summer: her folklore song “august” has inspired fans to claim the month as hers (and theirs). 

“August” is the eighth song on Swift’s 2020 album, folklore, and, of course, the eighth month of the year. And with a song that shares a name with a month, it makes sense that Swifties are using August as just another time to post about their love for Swift and “august.” 

The song tells the story of the girl James was cheating on Betty with (you know, the folklore love triangle that includes the songs “cardigan,” “betty” and “august”). Heartbreaking lyrics with a wistful undertone—wishing to belong to someone instead of being someone’s second choice—it makes sense that Swifties love the song and want to commemorate it with the start of August. 

With all of that said, this Aug. 1st, celebrate the month of August with these 27 hilarious Taylor Swift “august” memes and reactions. 

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27 Taylor Swift ‘August’ Memes and Reactions

1. Truly, Taylor Swift’s mind is something else.

2. This epic rendition of ‘august’ is a perfect example of the song’s hold on the fandom.

@kailynrodrii

baby swiftie #tsitp #thesummeriturnedpretty

♬ original sound – Jaybee Pantalla Camposano – Jaybee Camp

3. ‘Folklore’ girlies really won with this one. 

@mariyahgerber

Mamas still got it 🤣 #momsoftiktok #momlife #skating #taylorswift #fyp #viral

♬ original sound – Jaybee Pantalla Camposano – Jaybee Camp

4. The Barbie x Taylor Swift crossover we deserved.

5. August is all about bringing in the end of summer and Taylor Swift vibes.

@theiarcher

me || #august #taylorswift #folklore #viral #fyp #theiarcher

♬ august – marie ౨ৎ

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6. Luckily, Taylor performed this every night of The Eras Tour, so fans got their ‘august’ fill. 

@anna_heid

the end gives me chills EVERY time #august #taylorswift

♬ original sound – Anna Heid

7. The girls who get it, get it. 

8. It’s happening already!

9. I think we can all agree on who the villain in ‘august’ was…

10. ‘Salt air’ is truly taking on a new meaning for Swifties. 

@shaynasversion

make sure u salt the air tonight – its a swifties yearly tradition #taylorswift #august #saltair #saltairandtherustonyourdoor #augusttaylorswift #erastour #swifties #swifttoker #saltairtaylorswift

♬ august sped up – r & m <3 ⸆⸉

11. Choose your fighter: Your girlfriend, or ‘august’ by Taylor Swift. Choose wisely.

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12. Salt air?

@mycloverbloomss

I’M DYING- 😭 #swifttok #taylorsversion #swiftie #august #taylor #swift #meme #fyp

♬ august – Taylor Swift

13. We gotta address the elephant in the room: The song is heartbreaking and relatable so… grab the tissues if you’re gonna be playing ‘august’ all day long. 

14. You can’t get to Christian Girl Autumn without hitting ‘august’ first.

15. Words to live by, honestly.

16. The dedication of some Swifties is so impressive. 

17. A Swiftie Ken doll would sell out so fast. 

18. Let’s be honest: Jon Snow would definitely be a Swiftie with a deep love for her most depressing songs. 

19. Get it?

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20. Taylor Swift supplied us with an ‘august’ tweet and Swifties did the rest. 

21. August just means something so different for Taylor Swift fans. 

22. ‘August’ just wanted to be KENough for James, okay?

23. We are so close!

24. If you want to get deep into ‘august’ lore, this month is for the girls who don’t feel chosen and haven’t had their epic love story yet. 

@matchacharachaa

august girlies wya? #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #08 #august #taylorswift #swifttok #swiftie #swifties #tiktokph

♬ august sped up – speedswifty 🪩

25. ‘Folklore’ just hits different when you listen in August. 

@kayden.clayton

just in time for school to start 🫠 #fyp #taylorswift #foryoupage #folklore #school #junioryear #taylorsversion #illicitaffairs #august #taylorswifttok #blowthisup @Taylor Swift @Taylor Nation

♬ original sound – ꫂ ၴႅၴL

26. ‘August’ is truly just such an ‘Inject it into my veins!’ type of song. 

@ev3rmores13

ya no es agosto ☹️ #taylorswift #swiftie #august #folklore #fyp

♬ august – Taylor Swift

27. The lead-up to Aug. 1 is truly just as magical as the day itself.

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