What Does This Mean?
[ SLANG ][ TEMPLATE CULTURE ][ ATTENTION ECONOMY ]
The classic meme format of an image with text overlaid on top, the oldest and most durable structure in internet meme culture.
EXPLAINER
Image Macros (Know Your Meme) ↗ · Know Your Meme
EXPLAINER
Image macro (Wikipedia) ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Someone already turned the whole thing into an image macro within the hour."
LORE & ORIGIN
Named in early-2000s meme forum culture for the caption-on-photo format, still the base unit new caption and reaction formats are usually built from.
FIRST SEEN
2004
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
Not established
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:Reaction Format
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
TREND STATUS
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EDITORIAL ESTIMATE
CULTURE CATEGORY
[ SLANG ][ TEMPLATE CULTURE ][ ATTENTION ECONOMY ]
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DOCUMENTED SINCE
2004
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