Exploitable meme

An exploitable meme (or exploitable) is a meme format deliberately designed for endless variation—typically an image with clear regions for new labels, faces, or captions. The term is common on imageboards and in meme documentation.

Icebergs as exploitables

Iceberg charts function as exploitables: once the silhouette and waterline are fixed, any community can pour in its own ranked vocabulary. Related exploitables include object-labelling macros and blank tier-list boards.

See also

• Meme template
• Chart meme
• Imageboard

Sources

• Know Your Meme glossary usage of "exploitable."
• Imageboard slang histories.