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Added April 30, 2026

A viral April 2026 thought experiment: everyone privately votes red or blue—if a majority picks blue, everyone lives; otherwise only red voters survive—sparking polls, hot takes, and Wojak-style memes across X and Reddit.

Added April 30, 2026

Oxymoronic internet slang from 2023: calling someone “beautiful mid” means cute or appealing in a cozy, non-“model hot” way—often wrapped in the bait-y line “every man simply wants a beautiful mid to call his own,” which sparked parody and debate on X.

Added April 28, 2026

A TikTok catchphrase from creator Jools Lebron (@joolieannie) in August 2024: people joke about doing makeup, commuting, or social situations in a “demure, mindful, respectful” way—often ironic workplace humor.

Added April 28, 2026

A 2023 TikTok and Instagram trend where women ask men in their lives how often they think about the Roman Empire—often getting deadpan answers like “every day”—then spin “my Roman Empire” for their own hyperfixations.

Added April 26, 2026

A February 2026 catchphrase from a TikTok comment roast: when someone overshares online, replying “did the journal factory explode” jokes they should have journaled that thought instead.

Added April 16, 2026

A TikTok-originated routine label for piling snacks, journals, skincare, and devices on the bed so you can work, scroll, and wind down without getting up—often framed as cozy productivity until sleep experts and local news segments in early April 2026 argued it can backfire on rest.

Added April 15, 2026

A TikTok-originated campaign that jokes internet culture should “reset” at the start of 2026 and return from fast “brainrot” trends to 2010s-style dank memes, rage comics, and classic formats—often paired with countdown or nostalgia montage edits.

Added April 15, 2026

Short-form trend around ByteDance’s Seedance AI video model (often called Seedance 2.0): creators share surreal or cinematic AI clips and prompt recipes, turning the tool into a meme format in its own right on TikTok and Reels.

Added March 27, 2026

A legendary custom roller coaster in Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 that trapped virtual passengers in a four-year loop, with an exit path leading straight back to the entrance — spawning the phrase 'The ride never ends.'

Added March 19, 2026

GigaChad is an ultra-masculine archetype meme based on highly edited photos of Russian model Ernest Khalimov from photographer Krista Sudmalis's 'Sleek'N'Tears' project. First posted to 4chan in 2017, it evolved into the pinnacle of the 'Chad vs. Virgin' meme spectrum. The 'Average Fan vs. Average Enjoyer' video format in 2021 sent it mainstream. GigaChad represents peak confidence, self-improvement, and ironic hyper-masculinity.

Added March 16, 2026

Distracted Boyfriend is a stock-photo meme in which a man turns away from his girlfriend to stare at another woman, usually labeled to show shifting attention or temptation.