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# Cursed image

HTML: [Cursed image](https://openvibe.meme/m/cursed-image)

Internet meme · Classic

# Cursed image

Images perceived as odd or disturbing due to their content or poor quality, intended to make viewers question the image’s existence.

- First seen: 2015-01-01
- Last seen: 2026-10-31
- Uses cited: 4
- Revision: 1

## Where it started

A cursed image refers to a picture (usually a photograph) that is perceived as mysterious or disturbing due to its content, poor quality, or a combination of the two. A cursed image is intended to make a person question the reason for the image's existence in the first place. The term was coined on social media in 2015 and popularised the following year.

## The use timeline

1. 2015-01-01

    

   Images (usually photographs) that are perceived as odd or disturbing due to their content, poor quality or both.
2. 2015-01-01

    

   Wikidata Q96375753: cursed image — images perceived as mysterious or disturbing.

## Examples

Public domain. Harvey Metcalfe.

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