rage comic

Definitions

A short cartoon strip using a growing set of pre-made cartoon faces which usually express rage or some other simple emotion or activity.

Internet

Examples

“Last⟳ week, Reddit user CappnPoopdeck posted a "rage comic" depicting a man who, as a joke, takes an unused pregnancy test⟳ left behind by his ex-girlfriend, then finds that the test⟳ comes back positive.”

“He added, “Obama is a smart guy. ‘Okay, so this is how that works, so I type⟳ in that name⟳, or now that I’m on Google+, I type⟳ in a +, or now that I’m on Reddit, put⟳ in a rage comic because that’s funny.’””

“Thus, in order⟳ to produce⟳ and understand⟳ LOLCats, users need⟳ to master LOLspeak; to create⟳ a rage comic, the user requires familiarity with a broad range of new symbols.”

“A rage comic features a short sequence of the actions of standard characters and is often about the absurdity or folly of everyday life situations or comments on media occurrences.”

“Rage comics were first introduced to China as bàozŏu mànhuà […] in 2008, and have⟳ become⟳ increasingly popular among Chinese Internet users since then.”

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