caption contest

Cartoon labeling game

A caption contest is a competition where participants submit humorous or clever text to accompany a cartoon or photograph.

The New Yorker's weekly cartoon caption contest is the most famous example.

The format has spread widely online, where any image can become fodder: This photo is begging for a caption contest.

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Competition for captured images

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Producing text together

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G