The first month of 2022 brought us well over a dozen of memorable meme formats of every stripe. QRposting gave road to Wordle to be overshadowed by Kramer memes and Tifa's little trip to Italy. Dr. Octopus got rid of his tentacles and the Green M&M, to the dismay of many, lost her go-go boots. And as people are figuring out what the hell Pushin' P means and whether Willem Dafoe and West Elm Caleb can be considered quirked up white boys goated with the sauce. We kindly ask you, dear readers, to look deep into your heart and pick the very best meme of the month for January 2022.

The Meme of the Month is a poll commissioned by the Know Your Meme research staff at the end of each month to commemorate the single most notable meme that is on the rise, as determined by your vote and our community. For the past winners, please visit our archives.