Meanings
- InternetuncountableSynonym of alternating caps (“a form of capitalization where capital letters are randomly placed throughout the word(s), used to convey mockery through text messages or in online discussions”).
This short program uses the upper() and lower() string methods to convert your message into “spongecase.”
2021, Al Sweigart, “Spongecase”, in The Big Book of Small Python Projects: 81 Easy Practice Programs, San Francisco, Calif.: No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 3431 more example
At this time, the app is only available on iOS (maybe because the operating system almost uses sPoNGeCaSe in its name?) and it costs $0.99 to download.
2019 January 24, B. Miller, “Someone Created An App That Turns Your Words Into SpongeBob Meme Text 😂”, in Comic Sands, Oh Myyy LLC, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2020Synonyms: alternating caps
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of alternating caps (“a form of capitalization where capital letters are randomly placed throughout the word(s), used to convey mockery through text messages or in online discussions”).
Origin
From sponge + case, referring to the “Mocking SpongeBob” meme, where this type of capitalization is used to convey mocking.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
spongecase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spongecase
“spongecase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spongecase. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spongecase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spongecase.
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