Internet memes introduced in 2022

Darren Jason Watkins Jr. (born January 21, 2005), better known as IShowSpeed or simply Speed, is an American YouTuber and online streamer. He is regarded as one of the most popular online streamers and Internet personalities in the world. Watkins is known for his dramatic and energetic behavior he displays during his variety live streams, including in-real-life streams conducted in various worldwide locations. He has been viewed as a cultural ambassador as he visits countries often to showcase their cultures and inventions to both domestic and international audiences.

death of the monarch of the United Kingdom

phrase of a Ukrainian soldier during the 2022 Battle of Snake Island, which spread as an Internet meme

M3GAN (pronounced "Megan") is a 2022 American science fiction horror film with black comedy elements about an artificially intelligent doll who develops self-awareness and becomes hostile toward anyone who comes between her and her human companion. It was directed by Gerard Johnstone from a screenplay by Akela Cooper, based on a story by Cooper and James Wan. Allison Williams and Violet McGraw star, Amie Donald physically portrays M3GAN, and Jenna Davis voices the character. It is the first installment in the M3GAN franchise.

Russo-Ukrainian War meme

2013 American animated Thanksgiving science fiction comedy film directed by Jimmy Hayward

fictional character of American Psycho

Listenbourg is a fictional country created as the subject of an internet meme in October 2022, which depicts it as an extension of the Iberian Peninsula. French Twitter user Gaspard Hoelscher shared a doctored map of Europe with a red arrow pointing to the outline of a pasted country adjacent to Portugal and Spain, and joked that Americans would not be able to name the country.

controversial incident at the 2022 Academy Awards

satirical Czech annexation of Kaliningrad Oblast

song by Lady Gaga

social distancing furniture

Kerfuś () is a mascot of the Carrefour store chain in Poland, in the form of an autonomous delivery robot distributing snacks, with the face of a cartoon cat. The mascot was introduced in stores in Warsaw, Poland, in 2022, as an advertisement campaign in the collaboration between Carrefour and PepsiCo. Since then, it has become a viral phenomenon and an internet meme.

Gyatt () is a term from African-American Vernacular English originally used in exclamation, such as "gyatt damn". In the 2020s, the word experienced a semantic shift and gained the additional meaning of "a person, usually a woman, with large and attractive buttocks and sometimes an hourglass figure".

Delulu () is Internet slang for delusional, specifically for believing that one can influence one's destiny through sheer willpower. It was first used in K-pop communities for those in a parasocial relationship with celebrities, and who had hopes of meeting them. It was adopted by Generation Z and Generation Alpha, popularized by viral TikTok trends such as the catchphrase "delulu is the solulu", that is, self-confidence is key to achieving one's dreams, however far-fetched. Solulu and trululu are slang for "solution" and "truth", modeled after delulu.

vegetable used as political commentary

2022 song by Hoang Thuy Linh

Stolen Ukrainian raccoon in the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Grimcutty is a 2022 monster horror film written and directed by John Ross. The film stars Sara Wolfkind, Shannyn Sossamon, Usman Ally, and Callan Farris. It was produced by 20th Digital Studio and Capture. Grimcutty was released on Hulu in United States, on Star+ in Latin America, and on Disney+ internationally. The film generally received negative reviews from critics.

Bavovna (, , ) is a Ukrainian word and internet meme that originated during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, humorously used to refer to explosions, both those in Russian-occupied Ukraine and those in Russia itself.

fictional character, hoax, and meme

2022 video game

pink colored dipping sauce created by Chef.pii

Internet slang for emigration from China

2022 song by Lil Yachty

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