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Artefact 

person 1: i'm british thus i spell 'artefact'
person 2: i'm australian so same
person 3: i'm from new zealand so same
person 4: i'm south african so same
person 5: i'm canadian so same
Artefact by xSRGman July 22, 2020
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Artefact 

Actually just "artifact" but the idiot spelling it put an e instead of an i.
*Person A is told to spell artifact*
Person A: A-R-T-E-F-A-C-T
Person B: It's an I, not an E you dumbass.
Person A: No, it's Artefact.
Person B: No, it's actually Artifact. Look at a dictionary and go touch grass you incell.
Artefact by TheGoongalar December 13, 2021

Artefact 

When an American uses this spelling, it refers to an unwanted consequence of an action, especially one long in the past.

The most common usage is in reference to graphical glitches in computer games or animations. A graphical glitch is referred to as an "Artefact" or "Artefacting", especially with the British rather than American spelling. Most specifically, "Artefacting" references images that are being shown, or pixels getting stuck long after they were supposed to be replaced.

The word can also metaphorically refer to an unwanted consequence that lingers far longer than it should.
Skyrim mudcrabs had weird artefacting in their textures.

Or

This limp is an artefact of my past.
Artefact by MrQuizzles September 2, 2023

Rare Indian Artifact

Discovering a full bottle of beer and or a bottle of booze on the side of the road on an Indian Rez.
When we drove to the Rez to get our cheap smokes we noticed a Rare Indian Artifact just laying in a ditch.

artifact children 

Term invented (or at least popularized) by the late musician Frank Zappa to describe children conceived primarily for the experience of having them.
"There seems to be this trend for the young modern parent to have a child for these reasons: For the woman to experience the miracle of childbirth and for the young couple to raise their precious child to be this immaculate artifact of modern society. If people think today's punk kids are repulsive, wait until they see what these little artifact children are going to do."

Frank Zappa

JPEG Artifacts 

When a picture has been reposted hundreds of times by different people across the Internet, to the point where the compression from being screenshoted and uploaded has become noticeable. This could be noticable blurriness, distortion, or pixelation.
I've seen this meme posted on so many accounts, I can see the JPEG Artifacts.
JPEG Artifacts by renabeth September 7, 2020

Cum Artifact 

A Cum Artifacts are objects that have acquired online infamy due to having semen as a major part of them.

The most infamous Cum Artifacts are The Pony Cum Jar, The Cumbox, The Cumconut, The Cum Arm, The Jizz Powder and The Cum Dreamcast.
Mom: Hey Johnny, what is this bottle filled with milk i found under your bed?
Johnny: Ma, that's not milk...
Mom: Johnny, are you making Cum Artifacts again?
Cum Artifact by TwizzBMRF August 5, 2023
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