2022
Popularized by the world cup, this name was given to the two top players in the sport used to slander them.
What is Pessi/Penaldo
Created by DaFuq!?Boom!, this chaotic YouTube/TikTok series features human heads inside toilets fighting people with cameras for heads.
What is Skibidi Toilet?
Oxford University Press officially named this exact phrase the Word of the Year for 2024, summarizing the mental decay caused by too much screen time
What is "Brain rot"?
This entirely random number sequence completely hijacked middle schools and kindergarten classrooms in 2025 as a default punchline to everything
What is "6-7"
In direct opposition to toxic irony and brainrot cynicism, TikTok feeds in 2026 were flooded with this wholesome genre focusing on stunning nature, human connection, and motivation
What is "Hopecore"
A fictional character whose lore—involving a goofy deep-voiced prank call, an escape from prison, and "Uncle Goofy"—took over TikTok in mid-2022.
Who is Quandale Dingle?
This streamer caused a massive real-life riot in Union Square, New York City, and permanently embedded his last name into brainrot lexicon for stealing food
Who is Fanum (Fanum Tax)
Musician Ericdoa went viral on a livestream by dropping this legendary, highly specific hypothetical question about streamer Ninja
What is a "Low Taper Fade"
his surreal genre of internet humor featured deeply cursed, AI-generated images of animals fused with inanimate objects (like sharks in shoes) paired with fake Italian audio
What is "Italian Brainrot"
Chronically online TikTokers tried to fight back against brainrot fatigue in 2026 by attempting to "ctrl+z" internet history and bring back this specific golden year of old-school dank memes
What is 2016 (The Great Meme Reset of 2026)
A viral rap trend from an old interview with British journalist Louis Theroux where he declared, "My money don't..." this.
"...jiggle jiggle, it folds"?
This slang term for charisma or your ability to pull someone was officially crowned Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2023.
What is "Rizz"?
Popularized by Duke Dennis, this slang term means you are totally defeated, ruined, or failing a class
What does it mean to be "Cooked"
Answer: Originating from a courtside basketball video where a fan looked distressed, this specific style of internet edit kicked off 2025's meme cycle
What is the "Chopped Chin" meme
A dangerous location where people are either injured, killed, or lobotomized. It spawned Huss Valley.
What is "Folk Valley"?
The TikTok trend featuring the song "Sin City" and an intensely humorous, dramatic, half-lidded facial expression often associated with male models or "unspoken rizz."
What is the "Lightskin Stare"?
This massive, exaggerated exclamation (often screamed by Kai Cenat and Duke Dennis) is used to react to someone’s voluptuous backside
What is "Gyatt"?
Originating from a viral interview with a New York street kid talking about a jacket, this word replaced "cool" or "tough."
What is "Edem" / "Demure" / or "Tough"/ "Aura"
Popularized as a tongue-in-cheek "slur" against AI chatbots, ChatGPT, and delivery robots, this Star Wars battle droid term exploded in real-world usage in 2025
What is "Clanker"?
The man who made a women say "its dry down there". He frequently had minecraft footage underneath his streaming clips and had his voice pitched up.
Long before "sigma" took over, this fictional, unbothered male archetype who listens to drive-style phonk music was everywhere.
What is the Patrick Bateman / "Sigma Male" grindset edit?
A man known to exaggerate his ejaculations, is black, and always says "Im about to come!"
Who is Dreamybull?
This facial exercise trend involves pressing your tongue to the roof of your mouth to magically define your jawline without surgery.
What is "Mewing"?
Country singer Morgan Wallen inspired a late-2025 meme when he dramatically stormed off SNL and posted a private jet photo with this caption
What is "Get me to God's country"?
A country that has become the best friend for America. When something is bad, you call it from this country.
What is "Israel"?