"rage comic" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-rage comic.wav Forms: rage comics [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rage comic (plural rage comics)
  1. (Internet slang) A short cartoon strip using a growing set of pre-made cartoon faces which usually express rage or some other simple emotion or activity. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet memes
    Sense id: en-rage_comic-en-noun-FuqQUPGx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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