flintlocke314's definitions

Ascended Meme

Sometimes a meme about a work, that wasn't originally included in the original, attracts the attention of the author responsible for that artwork, and the original author decides to actually include it in their future artwork.

One webcomic that made new comedy out of old Garfield strips by removing the title character so it seemed that Jon was a lonely delusional weirdo, was made into a book actually endorsed by writer Jim Davis, too, and complete with several Garfield Minus Garfield actually made by Davis himself. This is an excellent example of an ascended meme.

by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018

Hypocritical Humor

When used in referencing a meme, someone will complain about a meme, but in the form of the meme.

Hypocritical Humor is a type of gag in which a character's actions or words contradict each other in a humorous manner.

by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018

Nostalgia Filter

There is a tendency for some adults and some teenagers to see the newer material in a medium (be it music, film, animation, or comic books) as inferior to the older classics that they knew in their youth.

Nostalgia filters are usually developed when people are under the age of 30.

by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018

Values Dissonance

Tropes that are common denominators. Their viewers recognize them, laugh at them or groan at them, but most of us can guess where they're coming from—specifically, what cultural values are embodied in the trope.

A meme is an example of applied values dissonance.

by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018

Discredited Meme

1. Any meme that has fallen out of favor with pop culture, or at least the segment it was popular in.

2. A Catch-Phrase that was repeated too much.

The Ugandan knuckles meme is a discredited meme.

by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018

Popularity Polynomial

This is when something which portrays itself as "cutting edge" becomes mainstream, but soon becomes overexposed, behind the times, old hat, or just plain uncool.

Due to the popularity polynomial Pokemon is back in style.

by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018

Cyclic Trope

This is a trope that goes through a circular pattern of change, eventually returning to its original form after several iterations.

Most cycles are bipolar, though, oscillating back and forth between two opposites that mutually subvert (or invert) each other.

Cyclic tropes can often be applied to celebrity popularity.

by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018