Meme lore
What is the Business Cat meme?
Business Cat is a classic advice-animal image featuring a serious-looking black cat dressed in a shirt collar and striped tie. Its formal appearance pairs well with cat puns, corporate jargon, workplace frustrations, and mock executive wisdom.
Origin & history
Business Cat uses a posed photograph or cutout-style image of a black cat wearing formal business clothing, placed over a brightly colored geometric background. It became recognizable as a workplace-humor template because the cat’s serious expression contrasts with deliberately literal, pun-heavy, or absurd corporate captions. Specific authorship and earliest circulation details are unclear.
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