image macro
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Noun
image macro (plural image macros)
- (Internet) An image with superimposed text, often humorous.
- 2001 August 25, anotherone, “Something Awful forums FAQ By anotherone”, in http://anotherone0.tripod.com/[1], archived from the original on 25 August 2001:
- What were the various image macros? ... [img-foo]: See Image Macro. A list of official [img-foo]s are above, but any common image that's used often can replace foo. [img-motorcycle.jpg] for instance.
- 2001 September 25, Guest, “Meddling kids!”, in 3D Realms Forums[2], archived from the original on 7 February 2007:
- That would make such a good image macro, could i use it sometime?
- 2001 October 22, <deleted user>, “Ill advised image macros never intended for use”, in Something Awful Forums[3], archived from the original on 24 January 2025:
- Ill advised image macros never intended for use
- [2002 February 22, anotherone, “Something Awful forums FAQ By anotherone”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[4], archived from the original on 25 August 2001:
- Now, the term Image Macro refers to any frequently used image, usually with text proclaiming "YOU SUCK AT THE INTERNET!" or something.]
- 2017 March 8, Farhad Manjoo, “Snap Makes a Bet on the Cultural Supremacy of the Camera”, in The New York Times[5], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 March 2017:
- Now, more and more, from GIFs to emoji, selfies to image-macro memes and live video, we talk in pictures.
- 2025 June 17, Sam Corbin, “Perfect Serve”, in The New York Times[6], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 June 2025:
- When a new snowclone (i.e. replicable phrase) or image macro is making its way through social media sites, it’s anyone’s guess as to when the joke will die a cringe-y death.
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image macro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia