animutation

animutation

English

Etymology

Blend of animation +‎ mutation

Noun

animutation (countable and uncountable, plural animutations)

1. (Internet) A form of Web-based computer animation characterized by unpredictable montages of pop culture images set to music.
   • 2003, "Greg Courville", Flash Player (on newsgroup alt.linux)

     It's no fun to watch animutations when the music doesn't even line up! I think this is a performance issue […]

   • 2009, Marcel Danesi, X-rated!: the power of mythic symbolism in popular culture, page 109:

     Animutation is satire, irony, and social criticism […]

   • 2011, Greg Jarboe, YouTube and Video Marketing: An Hour a Day

     He is also the creator of a genre of Flash animation known as animutation.