Hood Irony represents a subgenre of surreal internet humor that emerged in the early 2020s, characterized by its intentionally low-quality aesthetic, non-sequitur captions, and overlapping visual elements. Often featuring high-contrast imagery, green screen effects, and stock sound effects, these memes thrive on being nonsensical and unpredictable. The movement evolved from ironyposting culture, moving away from traditional punchlines toward a chaotic audiovisual experience that often parodies urban culture and generic internet tropes. It has become a staple of TikTok and YouTube shorts, where creators use extreme absurdity to evoke a sense of digital confusion or brain rot humor.