English edit

Etymology edit

Blend of animation +‎ mutation

Pronunciation edit

  • enPR: ăn'-ĭ-myo͞o-tāʹ-shən, IPA(key): /ˌæn.ɪ.mju.ˈteɪ.ʃən/
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  • Hyphenation: an‧i‧mu‧ta‧tion
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun edit

animutation (countable and uncountable, plural animutations)

 
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  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”, in alt.linux (Usenet):
      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.