Terrence Howard's performance in Hustle & Flow scored him an Academy Award nomination, but that wasn't the true legacy left by his performance in the film. The way Howard pronounced "man" became a national treasure. If you saw that film, you know "man" is best pronounced "mayne."

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Because Twitter doesn't have any sense (and we love it), Howard's pronunciation of the word has become fodder for countless memes. Summer is all about the superhero flicks, and thanks to the upcoming DC film Aquaman, it was only a matter of time before the guardian of Atlantis had his name remixed with a little Terrence Howard flair courtesy of Twitter user Mister Morris:

Aquamayne pic.twitter.com/IcopF0bTQE— 8th Wonder (@FikaFiasco) July 23, 2018

BRUH. He really bringing Hennessy to the underwater function. Henny-Under-The-Sea.

With Aquaman getting the Howard treatment, it was only a matter of time before DC's two most famous heroes received the very same:

Batmayne V Supermayne: Dawn Of Justice (2016) pic.twitter.com/eTJQYZqP3h— F.or A.ll N.erds = F.A.N.Bros❗️ (@FanBrosShow) December 10, 2017

And yes, the meme is gender-neutral. Howard is about that Amazon life, too:

WONDER WOMAYNE pic.twitter.com/BxwyhG9HhB— Mister Morris (@mistermorris55) December 10, 2017

If your Spidey senses are tingling, you would be correct in guessing Spidermayne is a thing, too. And, of course, on the Marvel side, the ultimate win goes to Iron Mayne since Howard was in the franchise before being replaced by Don Cheadle.

Ironmayne and Spider-Mayne pic.twitter.com/i9m1bdKbBj— Google Me (@LeBeauJauneRoi) December 9, 2017

Robert Downey, this time I’m Iron Mayne. Sit back and watch me do this mayne! #IronMan #TerrenceHoward #IronMayne pic.twitter.com/Gnkpzyqy4W— Bran Alexander (@MrBran313) December 9, 2017

Although Hugh Jackmayne better move over, too …

"Professor, what happened to the rest of the X-Mayne?" pic.twitter.com/0v9utDMXOl— Puneet Singh (@puneetsingh) December 8, 2017

It's always an interesting time when memes resurface, and this resurrection had us reminiscing over the classics:

“They took my son mayne” ???? pic.twitter.com/0eXQAdikGS— Kri$ (@Slamma_803) July 25, 2018

pic.twitter.com/psqVk7YQrZ— Cdub (@KCKing65084168) July 25, 2018

Terrence Howard “Mayne Of The Woods” meme in 5…4… pic.twitter.com/YaXvyqyJhG— Phonte (@phontigallo) January 2, 2018

“Do you wanna build a snow mayne?” pic.twitter.com/M4mzktUoE0— Dree ☀️ (@AhdriTorrez) December 8, 2017

My mayne is my mayne is your mayne Her this her mayne too pic.twitter.com/NzDqCFfq9Y— The Last ???? (@JUSLIKEMIKE863) December 9, 2017

“Mayne how come that mayne don’t want me mayne” pic.twitter.com/Hlcsdm3w5T— Josh (@corb601) December 8, 2017

Oh, and we can't forget the time Howard directly addressed the "mayne" memes:

Look here Mayne… #mayne #terrencehoward pic.twitter.com/ttPuwdFbT4— Terrence D Howard (@terrencehoward) December 10, 2017

And that is how you meme, mayne.

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