Hot Rodent Men or Hot Rodent Boyfriend is a slang term for an attractive male who resembles a rodent with rat or mouse-like features, often defined as an unconventionally attractive, slender man with angular features who embodies the opposite traits associated with toxic masculinity. The term was popularized in May 2024 by the media publication Dazed Digital, inspiring discussions, reactions and memes online. The slang term is similar to precursors like "sickly skinny white men."

Loss, also known as CADbortion, Loss.jpg and | || || |_, is a series of parodies based on a dramatic cartoon strip from the webcomic series Ctrl+Alt+Del in which the female lead suffers a miscarriage, which became a subject of widespread mockery among the readers.

Natalie Reynolds is a Kick streamer, content creator and influencer known best for her IRL streams. Reynolds began regularly posting content in 2022 and garnered a substantial following over the next few years, particularly for her Kick streams in 2023. Reynolds is frequently the subject of controversy for her content. In December 2023, she sparked controversy after going to the gym with painted-on pants. In May 2024, a clip from her Kick stream went viral in which she dares a purportedly homeless woman to jump in a lake then flees and then flees while the woman yells for help because she's drowning, resulting in backlash towards the streamer.

The Backrooms is a creepypasta inspired by a comment on a picture of an "unsettling room" on 4chan's /x/board. The comment inspired an expanded creepypasta and YouTube videos reading the creepypasta.

Google Search AI Overviews, also known as Gemini AI Overview, refers to a feature added by Google to its Search product that summarizes the answer to a user's question or query when searching the internet using artificial intelligence rather than serving links to websites that answer the question. Users were broadly unhappy with the new feature when it was rolled out to most U.S. users in May 2024, spawning memes and posts about the low quality of some of the AI overviews that Google produced. Criticism of the AI overviews in mid-2024 also coincided with general dissatisfaction with Google Search as a product.

Chris-Chan's Sonichu Medallion Curse, refers to a series of memes claiming that people, particularly content creators, who are gifted and wear Sonichu replica medallions, based on the medallion Chris-Chan wears, are cursed to have their lives or careers fall apart. The curse first became a meme in May 2024 surrounding the arrest of Nick Rekieta, inspiring memes and posts about how he succumbed to the curse. The memes were also targeted at YouTuber iDubbbz, who wore a gifted Sonichu medallion in a 2015 unboxing video.

The Death Of Kabosu, also known as the Doge's Death, refers to the peaceful passing away of the Shiba Inu known as the meme Doge, whose real name is Kabosu, on May 24th, 2024. In the wake of her passing, many fans of hers, as well as enthusiasts of Dogecoin and other Doge-related memes, began to post memorials, fan art, tributes and their favorite memes from Dogelore as their way of paying respects. The dog's death also garnered considerable press and media coverage around the globe.

Mizzy also known as MadManMizzy is a British TikTok prank artist who has gotten into legal and social trouble for his various pranks. His rise to prominence as a result of his Walking Into Random Homes video revealed a history of other pranks involving dognapping, assault, and threatening to kill people.

I'm Looking for A Man in Finance refers to a song and viral challenge on TikTok that started with a vocal spoken word performance by content creator @girl_on_couch, which other creators then paired with backing tracks, drums and other musical elements. The song and challenge gained virality in the spring of 2024.

Aura is a slang term that was popularized online in 2023 and 2024, often used to compliment men for their charisma or presence. The term first grew prevalent in soccer and basketball communities on X / Twitter, likely due to people commending Liverpool player Van Dijk for his "aura." Memes about people's "auras" continued to spread in 2024, as seen in the Can You Be Fat and Still Have Aura and Level 1 Aura. Jokes about gaining and losing "aura points" also notably spread on TikTok in May 2024.