The term "doge" was born out of these photos, slang for "dog." Silly, sarcastic messages written in the Comic Sans font would typically accompany the meme. The original photos came from Japanese ...

What is DOGE? Officially, it’s the “Department of Government Efficiency,” intended to find and eliminate government fraud and waste; officially, it’s also a joke, named after an old meme.

And there's being out there in existence as the meme, and it's basically what's happening." I mean, Doge started out as a meme. Think about it. And now, it’s real. Isn’t that crazy?

Musk, a self-proclaimed meme enthusiast, has embraced the "Doge" meme, which originated from a Shiba Inu photo and later inspired the cryptocurrency Dogecoin. DOGE's estimated savings have reached ...

Musk has made a reference to "Kekius Maximus" in the past, changing his X profile name to the meme for a time in December. "My @DOGE office with the late great Kekius Maximus on the wall," Musk ...