The vuvuzela, the plastic horn that droned through every 2010 World Cup broadcast from South Africa, became a meme within days: browser extensions added a vuvuzela to any site, YouTube got a vuvuzela button, and Paul the Octopus's match predictions shared the headlines.
- Type
- moment
- Origin
- 2010 FIFA World Cup, June-July 2010
- Peak
- June-July 2010
- Example
- YouTube's vuvuzela button that played the drone over any video.
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