Queer Vocabulary Acquisition through Internet Memes

In recent times, Memes have become a custodian of cultural information and a tool to persuade the viewers of its visual implications to the masses. As a tool to enhance the vocabulary of the internet users, memes have created a significant impact on them to know more about the trending words. In this context, learning about a recent terminology associated with Queer has always been a source to broaden the threshold of opinion and credibility in the socio-cultural framework. The paper envisages to interpret the content and form of specific memes in a particular context, to classify the memes in the context of the terminology used, and to evaluate the usage of the terms associated with Queer vocabulary. With the use of Limor Shifman’s three-dimensional model of analysis, the paper aims to study through text and image of a meme, the stance it takes. Additionally, it looks at how in the middle of this entire process, these memes become a source of active vocabulary acquisition.