The 'Wordbank' meme originates from a 2012 Tumblr post by user the-pork-lord, who shared a photo of a walrus with the caption 'wordbank.' The nonsensical nature of the post—likely a typo or an accidental upload intended for a school assignment—perfectly captured the internet's burgeoning love for surreal humor. Since then, the term 'wordbank' has become a pseudo-scientific or affectionate name for walruses within niche online subcultures. It is primarily used as a form of anti-humor or shitposting, where the sheer absurdity of the label is the joke itself. The meme often appears in lists of incorrectly named animals or as a simple, high-impact image macro that defies logical explanation, remaining a staple of early 2010s internet culture.