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animutation

Syllables: an·i·mu·ta·tion/ˌænɪmjuˈteɪʃən//ˌænəmjuˈteɪʃən/

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

animutation: a form of Internet-based computer animation characterized by unpredictable montages of pop culture...
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Noun

animutation (countable and uncountable, plural animutations)

  1. (Internet, uncountable) A form of Internet-based computer animation characterized by unpredictable montages of pop culture images set to music; (countable) an instance of this.
    • 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 at2003 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)

Examples of animutation in a sentence

  • 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...
  • 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....

Forms of animutation

pluralanimutations

Origin of animutation

Blend of ani(mation) + mutation.

Words that rhyme with animutation

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about animutation

What does animutation mean?
Animutation means a form of Internet-based computer animation characterized by unpredictable montages of pop culture images set to music; (countable) an instance of this.
How do you use animutation in a sentence?
Animutation is satire, irony, and social criticism packed into one.
What part of speech is animutation?
Animutation is a noun.
How do you pronounce animutation?
Animutation is pronounced /ˌænɪmjuˈteɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of animutation?
The plural of animutation is animutations.

Words near animutation in the dictionary

  1. animules
  2. Animurium
  3. animus
  4. animus furandi
  5. animuses
  6. animutation
  7. animutations
  8. animé
  9. animés
  10. Anindilyakwa
  11. Anindilyakwan

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