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The most popular GIF in 2021 is a classic from ‘Office.’

The most popular GIF in 2021 is a classic from 'Office.'

The most popular GIF in 2021 is a classic from ‘Office.’

The winner of GIPHY’s most popular GIF of 2021 is – drumroll, please – Bored Stanley!

This legendary Office moment accurately summed up most of our thoughts in a year where many of us were quite fed up with, well, everything.

When you’re stuck in lengthy Zoom meetings, or when you’re absolutely underwhelmed with whatever was dropped in the group chat, you’ll feel like Stanley.

“Kathryn Hahn Winking,” “Daphne Bridgerton Laughing,” and “The Weeknd Halftime Performance,” are among the year’s other famous GIFs.

These animated GIFs captured pop culture moments as well as our collective feelings. Are you stumped as to what you could do with these GIFs? Let us give you some samples of real-life situations:

“Yeah, I’ll totally do the dishes before you get home!” you text your mother.

While at home for the holidays, I’m gossiping about small-town drama.

Attempting to communicate to your roommate how it feels when they relocate your belongings without informing you

Clips, GIPHY’s video format that combines sound into its looping videos, was also released this year.

These are some most popular clips. “Cake Jiggle by Drew Barrymore,” and “It Is Your Birthday by The Office,” and there is another one, “Happy Pride by GLAAD.”

While the inclusion of music is entertaining, nothing beats a classic GIF, and Bored Stanley is unquestionably the GIF(t) of the year.

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