What is what year is it meme?

The "What Year Is It?" meme typically refers to a reaction image macro featuring a still image from the movie Napoleon Dynamite. It shows the character Napoleon Dynamite looking confused and slightly disoriented. The meme's humor comes from the implication that the person using it is similarly confused or disoriented, often about a particular situation, event, or even just the passage of time.

The meme doesn't inherently refer to a specific year, but instead uses the question "What year is it?" rhetorically to express bewilderment or a sense of being out of touch. The timeframe of its popularity is roughly aligned with the rise of image macros on the internet, seeing significant use in the mid-to-late 2000s and continuing to appear sporadically throughout the 2010s and 2020s. It's not tied to any single specific year or event but rather reflects a timeless feeling of discombobulation.