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The 10 best memes of 2024, from Raygun to Just a Chill Guy

What a year for memes.

We’re about to say goodbye to 2024, and oh my goodness, A LOT happened this year and A LOT more is about to happen in 2025, so hang in there.

But before we say goodbye to this year and look ahead to 2025, we’ve got to take one more look back at the memes we all created and shared and then shared some more.

We’ve included a few sports memes we loved, but as you’d expect, there are some from TV, movies and music.

So here they are, as we look back one more time: the best memes of 2024 in no particular order:

Raygun

PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia

reacts during the B-Girls Round Robin – Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

We loved Raygun, but the memes were everywhere from the Olympics.

The Olympic pistol shooter

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tud6nPIXoBw

Thank you, Yusuf Dikec, for casually working your way into our hearts.

Holding space for Defying Gravity

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bbM6B4qFz3Q

An all-time great that came out of the Wicked press tour.

The Dwyane Wade statue

Oct 28, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; A general view of the new Dwyane Wade statue in front of the Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images

These are too good.

Very mindful, very demure

@ash_kholm

VERY Demure @Khloé Kardashian @Jools Lebron @Dimitri Giannetos #verydemure

♬ original sound – Ash K HOLM

Everyone was doing these on TikTok in 2024.

MUSTARD!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H2X3priMlUs

Thank you, Kendrick Lamar.

Moo Deng

Moo Deng, a two-month-old female pygmy hippo who has recently become a viral internet sensation, stands next to her mother Jona, 25, at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province on September 15, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)

The pygmy hippo is the best.

Just a Chill Guy

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wTuxD5kVTkc

A dog in a sweater, just being a chill guy. Good way to end 2024.

Brat

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kC5hpfvKywA

Charli XCX took over for a while there.

“In da clurb, we all fam.”

This one was funny.

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Kendrick Lamar yelling ‘Mustard!’ on his new album turned into an outstanding meme

MUSTARRRDDD!!!

Kendrick Lamar dropped a surprise album, GNX, out of nowhere on Friday, and we’ve already got a fantastic meme from one of the new album’s best songs.

Lamar’s “tv off” is one of two excellent collaborations with Mustard on the record, and it’s that song where Lamar gives the legendary Los Angeles producer a delightful shoutout.

At certain points in the song, Lamar loudly yells “MUSTARD!” and holds the name just long enough to really make it a moment.

Lamar’s “MUSTARD!” exclamation turned into a very fast meme for the internet, as it’s just such an irresistible moment on a great album.

Here are some of the best “MUSTARD!” memes we’ve seen, including some given the seal of approval from the music producer himself.

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The Yankees fan who interfered with Mookie Betts turned into a hysterical World Series meme

Hey, at least the memes were good.

A New York Yankees fan was seemingly ejected from Wednesday night’s 2024 World Series Game 4 for trying to rip Los Angeles Yankees superstar Mookie Betts’ glove off during an out.

While we’re not even going to pretend why this person thought this was a good idea, the bizarre World Series moment did inspire some fantastic memes.

People seemed to connect this Yankees fan to sketch comedy genius Tim Robinson, so you should expect some I Think You Should Leave memes in here by default.

We’re sure this New York fan won’t be back at an MLB game anytime soon, but we can enjoy these memes while we shake our heads at how stupid this was.

 

 

 

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Will Levis’ tragic surrender cobra after throwing a Titans pick has become a fantastic NFL meme

The Will Levis surrender cobra is now a great NFL meme.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis didn’t have a great time in Chicago on Sunday, as his team lost to the new-look Bears, his new coach publicly ripped into him for how he played and he became the subject of a new meme.

Levis threw an absolutely terrible interception to Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson during the game en route to a 24-17 defeat, and the quarterback falling to his knees and making the “surrender cobra” pose right after the pick has given the internet some fresh meme fodder for the season.

The former Kentucky star is trying to establish himself as the long-term answer at quarterback for the Titans, but performances (and memes) like this won’t help his case in Music City.

However, making such an excellent “surrender cobra” this early in the season gives the internet plenty to work with.

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Aaron Rodgers’ despondent reaction to a Jets interception turned into a hysterical meme

*record scratch* You’re probably wondering how he got here.

After a promising start, Aaron Rodgers the New York Jets offense came back down to Earth against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.

In the quarterback’s first game since he tore his Achilles at the beginning of the 2023 season, Rodgers and the Jets offense struggled to generate many positives until hitting a free-play touchdown late in the third quarter.

On a very unfortunate interception throw, one of the ESPN Monday Night Football broadcast cameras caught Rodgers making one of those “oh boy, this isn’t good” faces into the distance.

You could tell that the Jets quarterback wasn’t having a great night in Santa Clara as his NFL return wasn’t going as well as hoped.

Of course, Rodgers making a face like that turned into an instant meme.

How could it not?

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.

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The ‘nobody will remember’ memes about your salary, how busy you were are back and they are very, very funny

This meme is so funny.

Certain memes will be remembered from the summer of 2024, including the “very demure, very mindful” TikTok trend, but I’m throwing in a vote for a new one that popped up in August.

Well, here’s the thing: as Know Your Meme pointed out, this was a trend that popped back in 2022. But, whatever, it’s August, we’re all sitting around waiting for football to start, so we’ll count this as a trend now, too.

It’s simple: You start with a thing about how no one will remember your salary, how busy you were and how many hours you worked. But then you fill in how people will remember … all kinds of wacky stuff.

A sampling:

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Joe Biden withdrawing from the U.S. presidential election had the sports world making so many memes

Sports fans remain undefeated.

Amid intense speculation and pressure from inside Democratic circles since his debate performance, President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he would withdraw from the U.S. presidential election against Donald Trump.

Biden, who turns 82 in November, would have been the first U.S. president to hold office into his mid-80s had he been re-elected. And there was already growing doubt about his ability to handle the office for four more years.

Despite the major political implications (and world-impacting consequences of the decision), the sports world reacted to the news just how we would have expected … with plenty of jokes and memes.

This was how Twitter/X reacted

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JJ Redick saying that he’s going to use math to coach the Lakers turned into a fantastic meme

J.J. Redick is a man of … math.

New Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick took a brash approach to introducing himself to fans and media on Monday afternoon.

He also provided NBA fans with a brand-new meme.

While talking about how he’ll approach the job, Redick seemed to allude to his willingness to use analytics in his process by dropping a very simple line: “I’m going to use math; I’m going to use math.”

Okay, okay, quit your smirking. We all know what he means by this, but the way he said it is kind of hilarious.

Utilizing analytics continue to be a huge part of a successful stint as a head coach, but the way Redick shared his intent to take advantage of them was … very ready to be meme’d.

As you can probably imagine, NBA fans went wild with this one. It doesn’t take a mathematician to see where this one was going once he said it.

 

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The Lil Yachty walkout meme using AI that’s taking over the sports world, explained

The Lil Yachty walkout meme video is EVERYWHERE.

You may have seen the meme that’s going around showing someone — whether it’s the Joker or New York Knick head coach Tom Thibodeau and so on — coming out from backstage to a giant crowd of concert goers before igniting them with a fiery performance.

Wondering where it’s from? I did, and I figured it out!

It’s a video of Lil Yachty walking out on to a long stage and going OFF, and it’s amazing to watch the crowd react.

People are now using AI to put those aforementioned stars in the video, and it’s become a whole meme.

Here’s the original:

And the memes:

Ranking the greatest Super Bowl halftime show memes of all time, including Left Shark and 50 Cent (2024 edition)

The best Super Bowl memes of all time, starring Left Shark and the Rihanna stare.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2023 and has been updated.

The Super Bowl halftime show is one of the best things about NFL’s annual title game — and for some, it’s THE best thing.

But for us, the memes that come out of halftime that are in the top-3 best things about the Super Bowl.

We’ve had so many legendary memes that explode that night and last for weeks. And it’s pretty much a guarantee that we’ll get one from the Usher show at the 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas on Sunday.

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That’s why it’s a good time to rank the best of the best, the ones that we loved sharing.

Here they are, the best Super Bowl memes of all time, ranked: