What is a doge meme?

Doge ( usually / doʊdʒ / DOHJ, / doʊɡ / DOHG or / doʊʒ / DOHZH) is an Internet meme that became popular in 2013. The meme consists of a picture of a Shiba Inu dog, accompanied by multicolored text in Comic Sans font in the foreground. The text, representing a kind of internal monologue, is deliberately written in a form of broken English.

Is Doge the best meme of the 2010s?

Evan McMurry of ABC News and Stacey Ritzen of The Daily Dot both ranked Doge as the number-one meme of the 2010s. In December 2019, Doge was voted as the best Internet meme of the 2010s on a poll held by The Tab, gaining 737 votes, or 22 percent of total votes cast.

Is the doge meme viral in Japan?

A purebred Shiba, a medium-sized dog breed originating in Japan, the breed comes in many colors, from a blackish sesame to a white cream, but the doge (and Kabosu) are always tan or red. Interestingly, the doge meme is not viral in Japan, and Atsuko and Kabosu are known as owners of one of the nation’s most popular pet-related blogs.

Is Doge a'meme of the decade'?

Caldwell added that Doge, which he called "one of the most iconic memes in internet history," had previously won Know Your Meme's 'Meme of the Decade' award in December 2019. The meme was first put up for auction on Tuesday by Atsuko Sato, the owner of Kabosu, the dog from the image, and ran for roughly three days before being sold to @pleasrdao.