animutation

plural animutations

1. InternetuncountableA form of Internet-based computer animation characterized by unpredictable montages of pop culture images set to music; (countable) an instance of this.

   Animutation is satire, irony, and social criticism packed into one.

   2009, Marcel Danesi, “I-power: Pop Culture in the Age of the Internet”, in X-rated! The Power of Mythic Symbolism in Popular Culture, New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan, →DOI, →ISBN, page 109

   3 more examples

   Think you’re cool sayin’ “All Your Base”? / Get that Xiao Xiao outta my face / You gotta be kidding me with that crap / Animutation’s where it’s at

   2003 April 5, Neil Cicierega, “Hyakugojyuuichi 2003”, in Clown Circus, performed by Lemon Demon

   It's no fun to watch animutations when the music doesn't even line up! I think this is a performance issue; […]

   2003 October 29, Greg Courville, “Flash Player”, in alt.linux (Usenet)

   "Potter Puppet Pals: The Mysterious Ticking Noise" was created by Neil Stephen Cicierega, an American comedian, filmmaker, and musician. He is also the creator of a genre of Flash animation known as animutation.

   2011, Greg Jarboe, “Month 2: Create Content Worth Sharing”, in YouTube and Video Marketing: An Hour a Day, 2nd edition, Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, →ISBN