# Verbose Verbose, also known as Classy Memes, is a meme format that rewrites existing jokes using inflated, aristocratic English and pairs them with top hat, monocle, and cane iconography. The style arose in early 2010s image macro and YouTube Poop culture as the deliberate opposite of lolspeak, turning plain-spoken captions into stiff Victorian prose. ## Origin The format grew out of early 2010s image macro culture, where edits often paired the inflated captions with a subject drawn in top hat, monocle, and sometimes a cane, styled after a late 19th century aristocrat[3]. Know Your Meme describes Verbose as a jokes-upon-jokes format closely related to the Bayeux Tapestry meme, which also builds its humor by rewording an existing meme rather than inventing a new premise[3]. No single creator or first post is documented; the style spread as a shared convention across image boards and fan communities rather than from one viral image. The aesthetic deliberately read as the opposite of lolspeak, the deliberately misspelled dialect popularized by LOLcats, with Verbose edits piling on correct grammar, formal syntax, and ornate vocabulary where lolspeak stripped them away[3]. - **Platform:** Image boards / YouTube (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2011 ## Overview Verbose, also known as Classy Memes, works by taking a familiar meme or catchphrase and padding it out with thesaurus English, Latinate word choices, and 19th century phrasing[1]. A punchline that would normally run four words gets inflated into a full sentence with subordinate clauses, honorifics, and words like prolixity or garrulousness standing in for ordinary ones[3]. The humor sits in the gap between the trivial joke underneath and the pompous wrapper around it. ## How to Use To make a Verbose edit, start with an existing meme caption and rewrite it using the longest, most formal synonyms available, then layer in Victorian-sounding filler such as "one is given to understand" or "it would appear." Common convention adds a top hat and monocle to the subject, and often a cane[3]. The joke typically works best when the underlying meme is extremely blunt or crude, so the mismatch with the aristocratic phrasing lands harder. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Verbose? Verbose, also called Classy Memes, is an image macro and caption style that rewrites existing memes in deliberately overblown, aristocratic English, often paired with top hat and monocle iconography[3]. ### Where did Verbose come from? The format grew out of early 2010s image macro and YouTube Poop culture; no single creator is documented, and it spread as a shared convention across forums and video edits[1][3]. ### What does Verbose mean? Verbosity means using far more words than needed to express an idea, with synonyms like prolixity and garrulousness; the meme leans into that excess for comic effect[3]. ### How do you use Verbose? Take an existing meme caption, rewrite it with the longest, most formal synonyms you can find, add Victorian-sounding filler, and often draw the subject in a top hat and monocle[3]. ### Is Verbose still popular? Verbose is a classic format rather than a current trend; it settled into a long-running stylistic convention in image macro and YouTube Poop remixes rather than a viral peak[2][4]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEBjMHABciM]() 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz_K1Gjrx8c]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/verbose-classy-memes]() 4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DE3wZnitJE]() 5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svVcaUXNI20]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/verbose-classy-memes Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library