Meme History

culture

The phrase Monkey Punch video refers to a short looping animation that became a viral meme in the early 2010s. It shows a stylized monkey repeatedly punching itself in the head,...

internet-culture

Florida Man December is a compressed way of referring to the recurring news pattern where a man in Florida commits a newsworthy, unusual, or dangerous act on or around December...

culture-and-society

The Jamal Hinton meme is a recurring digital joke based on a photo of a teenage Black man with a sideways cap, often captioned as if he were an unexpected or honorary guest at a...

Celebrity Profiles

Rickrolling is an internet prank and meme bait-and-switch in which someone is tricked into clicking a link expecting one thing, then routed to the music video for Rick Astley’...

internet-culture

Real life Big Chungus refers to the cultural phenomenon sparked by a distorted image of Bugs Bunny that became a ubiquitous internet meme. Emerging in the late 2010s, the meme c...

internet-culture

The "Kendall Jenner cucumber" refers to a viral meme rooted in a 2014 Pepsi commercial featuring Kendall Jenner and, allegedly, a cucumber prop as a suggestive visual gag. The m...

culture

The Hulk Hogan spaghetti meme originated from a 1989 promo in which professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, seated at a table, dramatically twirled a forkful of spaghetti and proclaim...

evergreen

The Monica Lewinsky costume distills a specific cultural moment into a repeatable visual shorthand: a navy blue dress with a blood-red stain or handprint at the collar. In publi...

Guides And Explainers

The phrase "when did the staircase happen" usually refers to a widely circulated online clip in which a speaker or presenter pauses mid-sentence while a staircase or set of step...