animutation

English

WOTD – 27 October 2025

Etymology

A screenshot from Irrational Exuberance, a popular animutation using the Japanese song “Yatta”.

Blend of ani(mation) +‎ mutation.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ăn'-ĭ-myo͞o-tāʹ-shən, (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌænɪmjuˈteɪʃən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌænəmjuˈteɪʃən/
  • Audio (General American):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: an‧i‧mu‧ta‧tion

Noun

animutation (countable and uncountable, plural animutations)

  1. (Internet, uncountable) A form of Internet-based computer animation characterized by unpredictable montages of pop culture images set to music; (countable) an instance of this.
    • 2003 April 5, Neil Cicierega, “Hyakugojyuuichi 2003”, in Clown Circus‎[1], performed by Lemon Demon:
      Think you’re cool sayin’ “All Your Base”? / Get that Xiao Xiao outta my face / You gotta be kidding me with that crap / Animutation’s where it’s at
    • 2003 October 29, Greg Courville, “Flash Player”, in alt.linux‎[2] (Usenet):
      It's no fun to watch animutations when the music doesn't even line up! I think this is a performance issue; […]
    • 2009, Marcel Danesi, “I-power: Pop Culture in the Age of the Internet”, in X-rated! The Power of Mythic Symbolism in Popular Culture, New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan, →DOI, →ISBN, page 109:
      Animutation is satire, irony, and social criticism packed into one.
    • 2011, Greg Jarboe, “Month 2: Create Content Worth Sharing”, in YouTube and Video Marketing: An Hour a Day, 2nd edition, Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, →ISBN:
      "Potter Puppet Pals: The Mysterious Ticking Noise" was created by Neil Stephen Cicierega, an American comedian, filmmaker, and musician. He is also the creator of a genre of Flash animation known as animutation.

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