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old meme 

Old memes are memes from 2010 - 2015 these are likely to have a bold text that say like

Wearing a white shirt

Didn't get sauce on it

these are old and cringy but some can make it out to be good
Bobby: An example of an old meme can be shown in the gif

Billy: Ok
old meme by phonebadbookgood February 3, 2021

12-Year-Old Meme Connoisseur 

Only the greatest of meme viewers. Decides, only using deductive reasoning, that the greatest of all memes, such as Harambe, "covfefe" and Hitler / Anti-Semitic memes, are to his / her liking. One only views these on true websites made for memes, or as they call it, "memesites". These so-called "memesites" include Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat.
"Hey boy, why are you trespassing on my property?" "I'm a 12-Year-Old Meme Connoisseur. You shan't talk to me in that manner" "I am very sorry sir, I did not know."

old memes 

It's not just about the format. Old internet memes (circa 2006-2015) were generally less obnoxious, less obscene, less grotesque, less stupid, less deadpan, less political, and just generally more graceful and lighthearted. You never took them seriously, and they always made you smile or laugh (NOT smirk!)

Today's memes often leave you smirking rather than smiling or giggling, as the meme often plays with the more ironic, farce and brazen side of humour. This makes for a less "happy" experience as such. Certainly not something you'd be consuming/posting unironically, unlike nyan cat, animal advice, and lolcat memes.

Another difference between modern and old memes is the level of irony. Obviously memes of all kinds is not meant to be taken seriously, but most modern memes will add a layer of irony on top of a seemingly serious context to make it seem funny or silly. Old memes are just funny or silly by its very nature.

Old memes can be virtually understood by anyone of any demographic and the humour is often naturally communicated by the image. Modern memes tend to be too ambiguous to be understood correctly by everyone and the humour is specific to a certain demographic (i.e. Gen Z teenagers). Serious debriefing is required to understand most modern memes, even the ones with zero meaning.

Overall, old memes just had that quirky yet graceful charm that modern memes lack. Old memes rule, don't let anyone tell you otherwise (and if they do, they're probably a zoomer).
Examples of old memes include:
-LOLcats
-Animal advice
-Rage comic memes (includes trollface)
-Bad luck brian
-Good guy steve
-Nyan cat
-Facepalm guy
-Feels guy
-Doge (semi-modern)
-Cartoon spiderman memes
-and much much more

old memes 

old memes like nyan cat are gold compared to damn daniel and deez nuts
old memes by FlashlightMemelord February 11, 2017
When faggots on ED's IRC channel keep using the !ud feature.
omg let's spam !ud (definition) like oldmeme people would.
oldmeme by Volkstroker2 January 8, 2012
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doorwall 

A door wall is a sliding-glass door or patio door. The term is yet another example of banal Michigan vernacular, where in the residents latch on to company names, trademark names, marketing terms and product names from local companies. The terms become embedded in the local vocabulary and eventually become accepted as actual valid words and phrases. In this case the term comes from Wallside Windows in Taylor, MI (a large window manufacturer), where 'door wall' is their created word for sliding-glass door.
"Bob! John's gonna bring over them doorwalls from Wallsides on Tuesdee afternoon 'round two-thirty. Get 'er done!"
doorwall by MaxSeven October 26, 2011
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Teammate wipes out the entire enemy team.
You: Holy shit, he's fucking cracked!
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
Frothability by cptn.kagaroo1 January 26, 2024
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026
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