Meme

Memes, explained

Origin, spread, and the variants worth knowing. · 38 entries, updated daily

• HotdogThe hotdog meme is Snapchat's dancing augmented-reality hot dog character that people dropped into r
• The backroomsThe Backrooms is an internet meme depicting an endless maze of yellow-wallpapered, fluorescent-lit r
• Jean PhilJean Phil is a viral AI-generated French character who shadowboxes in a brown suit and blond bob, an
• PeanutsPeanuts memes are jokes and reaction images built from Charles Schulz's classic Charlie Brown comic
• MinionsMinions memes are jokes and trends built around the little yellow characters from Despicable Me, use
• Barf SimmonsBarf Simmons is a creepy blue version of Bart Simpson with a stretched-out neck, used in grainy horr
• Image UnrelatedA caption you add to a post when the picture you attached has nothing to do with what you're actuall
• Things To SayA meme format where a cool-looking celebrity photo is paired with a list of obviously terrible thing
• GabenGaben is the internet's joking nickname for Gabe Newell, the co-founder of Valve and Steam, treated
• Abuse GoblinAbuse Goblin is a dark-humor webcomic character: a small goblin a man keeps at home purely to take h
• Parent Split-Face TrendA TikTok photo trend where you merge half of your face with half of your mom's or dad's face into on
• Bird Hands GestureBird hands is a hand gesture where fingertips are pinched together to mimic a bird's beak and pointe
• Quandale DingleQuandale Dingle is a meme name used in goofy, absurd TikTok shitposts that parody news reports and e
• SlowedA music remix style that lowers tempo and adds reverb for a melancholy vibe, or a meme where 'slowed
• They're Good Dogs BrentA famous Twitter clapback where WeRateDogs shut down a guy criticizing its generous dog ratings by r
• MinionA Minion meme is an image of the yellow, overall-wearing Despicable Me characters paired with text,
• Aw, DudeAw, dude is a reaction phrase used to mock someone who’s been caught off guard, embarrassed, or left
• Nintendo, Hire This ManA sarcastic phrase used to mock fan-made game mods or official remakes that replace stylized art wit
• Thoughts On LanternsThoughts On Lanterns is a meme format where users replace the Lanterns TV show characters with other
• Benny HillTo 'Benny Hill' a video means speeding it up and adding the goofy saxophone song 'Yakety Sax' so the
• AirbagsA joking phrase asking if a car has airbags, used to mock vehicle safety recalls especially Honda's
• Not forcingA parenthetical qualifier added after a request to show that the speaker is not pressuring anyone an
• EggchanEggchan is a nickname for a rule-following administrator bot, often used in the meme ‘eggchan when h
• CursedCursed describes something that looks or feels weirdly wrong, creepy, or unsettling in a way that's
• Eggchan whenA quoted one-liner fans repeat in comments, joking that the character Eggchan will one day hatch and
• NoooAn exaggerated, drawn-out cry of disappointment or frustration used as a humorous over-reaction.
• LoreLore is the backstory behind something, a fictional world's history, or the dramatic personal histor
• BlargBlarg is a nonsense word people say to express boredom, frustration, or confusion, or just to be abs
• Distracted BoyfriendThe 'distracted boyfriend' meme is an internet meme using a 2015 stock photo to humorously illustrat
• Grimace shakeA fictional purple McDonald's milkshake that internet jokes claim is deadly or magical.
• RickrollTo trick someone into clicking a link or otherwise unexpectedly encountering Rick Astley's "Never Go
• This is fineA sarcastic phrase used when things are actually terrible but the speaker pretends they’re okay.
• Goofy ahh‘Goofy ahh’ is a Gen Z way of calling something or someone goofy, silly, or cringe.
• WojakA crude black-outlined cartoon of a bald man used to convey emotions, with endless variations for di
• Tralalero TralalaA meme character: an AI-generated three-legged shark in blue Nike sneakers, named by the nonsense ch
• Skibidi ToiletSkibidi Toilet is a viral animated series about talking toilets that became a catch-all slang word f
• Italian BrainrotItalian Brainrot is a meme that pairs goofy AI-generated images with silly, Italian-sounding names a
• Chill GuyA cartoon dog with a laid-back vibe that people use to label anything or anyone as effortlessly cool