Decade Serenade
Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop. Viral dance craze song by a well-known korean artist
Gangnam Style
Viral phrase often used after awkward moments. This is also known as a man's most common response to everythings
"is crazy"
World's largest land animal
Elephant
The chatbot made by OpenAI
ChatGPT
This massive AI-generated “brainrot” meme trend dominated TikTok and Instagram Reels in early 2026
Italian Brainrot
Do your legs still work like they used to before? Because im in love with the (perfect) shape of you.
Ed sheeran
Meme format where people overreact dramatically to minor inconveniences
Crash Out
Fastest Land Animal
Cheetah
Google’s AI assistant and chatbot brand
Gemini
This social platform continued dominating global trends, memes, and short-form content in 2026
Tiktok
Slowly says justin bieber as this global Spanish hit featuring Daddy Yankee hit the charts.
Despacito
Viral January meme featuring a Skyrim skeleton screaming while banging its shield.
"skeleton banging on a shield" (bonus points if may impression)
The largest living carnivore on land, acting as a global symbol of the Arctic and climate awareness.
Polar Bear
AI platform known for generating realistic videos from prompts
Sora
Rising Middle East tensions in 2026 centered around this country and negotiations involving the Strait of Hormuz
IRAN
Is he Latino, Dominican, black? No, he's Filipino! "If you don't believe him, just watch"
Viral March 2026 internet debate asking if 100 men could defeat this animal
Gorilla
Highly intelligent marine mammals admired for their playful behavior and complex communication.
Dolphin
Adobe’s AI image-generation tool integrated into Photoshop
Adobe Firefly
Starting off the year with a bitter-sweet ending. "If I only could" change some parts of this popular netflix show's final season, It would be better writing.
Stranger Things
For this round, I would like to tell you that "I'm sorry for everything that I've done."
Hello
meme phenomenon centered around a baby monkey from a Japanese zoo
Punch, the monkey
Deep-sea gigantic mollusc rarely seen by humans
Popular AI image generator famous for artistic outputs and Discord use
Midjourney
This bizarre internet trend convinced millions online that “2026 feels exactly like this past year,” bringing back old memes, songs, and aesthetics from this year.
2026 is the new 2016