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Italian brainrot
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<p>Italian brainrot is a series of <a href="/facts/Surrealist/VUJpoo6c">surrealist</a> <a href="/facts/Internet_meme/f1fL5oT3">Internet memes</a> that emerged in early 2025 characterized by absurd photos of <a href="/facts/Generative_artificial_intelligence/ykT3GGyT">AI-generated</a> creatures with pseudo-Italian names. The phenomenon quickly spread across social media platforms such as <a href="/facts/TikTok/LC3FaCbX">TikTok</a> and <a href="/facts/Instagram/33s91jnV">Instagram</a>, owing to its combination of synthesized "Italian" voiceovers, <a href="/facts/Grotesque/xEMvxDDX">grotesque</a> and/or humorous visuals, <a href="/facts/Abstractism/GSJo7bbm">abstractism</a>, and nonsensical narrative. </p>