MEME FINDER COLLECTION
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Kilgrave Looks at Jessica Jones
A still from the Marvel series Jessica Jones, where a man stands close to a woman who looks away, used as a template for jokes about someone too close and too watchful.
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Kim Kardashian in Yeezy
Kim Kardashian’s unusual pose from the August 2018 Yeezy ad became the basis for photoshops. This shows an already altered version: snacks and everyday items have been added around
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Kim Yo Jong
Kim Yo Jong, younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in a portrait with pursed lips and half-closed eyes. In Russian-language jokes this skeptical, weary look is used as
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Kin (Kinning)
“Kin” and “kinning” are youth slang from the English word for “kindred.” People use the word when they recognize themselves in a character and feel a special closeness to them. The
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Kinsey Wolanski in a Swimsuit
The meme is tied to a real episode at the 2019 Champions League final in Madrid, when model Kinsey Wolanski, wearing a black one-piece swimsuit with an advertising slogan, ran onto
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Chinese Coronavirus
A montage image from January to March 2020: on a frame from the promotional art for the series “Chernobyl,” the word “CHINA” and the question “What is the price of a vaccine?” have
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Clubhouse
A voice-only social app that became a symbol of the 2021 hype: people first wanted an invite, then quickly forgot about it. Jokes about it play on the contrast between loud exclusi
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The Class Turns to Look During the Lesson
Comic-strip meme built on the contrast between a lesson's topic and the class suddenly turning its attention to one student. Used to joke about awkward moments when everyone stares
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Flex Tape
A double frame from an advertisement for Flex Tape: on top, the ad's host walks past a transparent container from which a jet of water spurts; below, a hand presses a black strip o
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Cliffteezy: Arteezy stuck on a cliff
Cliffteezy is the Dota 2 meme about Arteezy getting tossed onto a cliff and missing the key fight, starting at the 2019 Chongqing Major.
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The Clown in the Sewer
A three-panel comic in which a scary clown in a sewer invites a girl down to him, and she climbs in. It shows a person knowingly heading toward something harmful but very tempting.
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Clown Pepe
Clown Pepe, also known as Honkler or Honk Honk, is a variant of the Pepe the Frog character with a rainbow wig and a clown nose. It is the centerpiece of a pessimistic philosophy c
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A Book of Myths and Things That Don't Exist
In a Cyanide & Happiness comic, a mom shows her daughter a book about myths and nonexistent things. After a spread with a unicorn and a fairy comes a blank page. The ending keeps t
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Double D’s Facts Book
The photo shows Edd from “Ed, Edd n Eddy” presenting a red book with FACTS written in large letters on its cover. The frame is taken from a 2003 episode; in 2017, Damarko Berry beg
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The Upgrade Button (#UpgradeChallenge)
A meme in which an object or a person gets "upgraded" by pressing a blue Upgrade button. The joke plays on the naive belief that any problem can be fixed with a single press.
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Kowalski, Analysis
“Kowalski, analysis” is a request to explain what is going on, delivered with commanding seriousness. Skipper from “Penguins of Madagascar” addresses the smart one in his squad, wh
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The Sly Bird
A photo of a Muscovy duck with a bright red beak glancing sideways into the lens with a sly, suspicious look. It's captioned with jokes about hidden intentions, pretense, and secre
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Screaming Cowboy in the Sky
Meme from a frame of the 2017 video for "Big Enough" by Kirin J. Callinan featuring Jimmy Barnes, showing a translucent cowboy screaming over a desert. Used to express despair and
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Covidiot
A blend of "COVID" and "idiot." In spring 2020 it mocked people who panic-bought toilet paper and groceries, and later anyone ignoring safety rules. A cart piled high with supplies
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When Was X Discovered?
A picture from Family Guy: Peter Griffin has spread across the floor of an empty bus, and above the frame is the text “People in 1807.” The template jokes about how people lived be
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When the DNA Test Says…
The “When the DNA test says” format mocks the craze for genealogy services such as Ancestry.com, which determine a user’s ethnic origin as percentages. The meme originated in the W
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When You Hit Shift and Forget Caps Lock Is On
A photo edit with a huge armored body and a tiny head illustrates an everyday mistake: Caps Lock is on, a person presses Shift to type a capital letter and gets a lowercase first l
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When You Realize It's Time
“When You Realize It's Time” is a meme built on a frame from the film “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2016), in which the hero looks at his suit and realizes that the time to
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When the Wrong Thing Bit You
A four-panel collage parodying Spider-Man's origin: instead of a spider, something else bites the person, and they become whatever bit them. The humor rests on a recognizable plot
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