Perfect Pop Culture GIFs For Every Mood

Surely, you’ve seen or even posted a status to social media simply reading, “Mood” and accompanied by a GIF. We’re all guilty of it at one point or another. However, as often as there are great examples of how to do this the correct way, more often than not you are baffled by the cryptic message, never really knowing what the person is feeling. So we decided to simplify things by constructing a list of moods plucked straight from Robert Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions and choosing de facto pop culture references for them. If you don’t like it, you know where you can stick your suggestions

…in our comments section, of course. Where else would you put them?

Perfect Pop Culture GIFs For Every Mood

Quick note: just because we’ve deemed these the “perfect” GIFs, that doesn’t mean they are the only perfect ones. Words like that have no meaning anymore in the age of hyperbole we live in. So please sound off with your own variations of what you think sets the mood just right.

Now that we got the easy ones out of the way, let’s get a little more niche: 20 GIFs From ‘The Simpsons’ To Use In Lieu Of A Verbal Response

Perfect Pop Culture GIFs For Every Mood

Optimistic

That kinda says it all, doesn't it?
Loving

If shooting your new best friend's nemesis in the ass to save his life isn't love, we don't wanna know what is.
Submissive

What? We had to get one Simpsons reference in there. Might as well do it early.
Awestruck

Magnum!
Disapproving

Nothing quit says disdain like a grown man throwing a hissy fit.
Remorseful

If Batman's sad, it can only be due to remorse.
Contemptuous

con·tempt

The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.

So, that, but in human form.
Serenity

Because there's nothing really funny about a regular old relaxing GIF, not that they aren't quite peaceful.
Accepting

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Apprehensive

FIND A HAPPY PLACE.
Distracted

An underrated GIF and comedy.
Pensive

I'm completely lost, so it's working already.
Bored

Ever been so bored you made up an imaginary friend and kicked the crap out of each other? Yeah, we thought not. That's next level boredom.
Annoyed

What was that shit about Vietnam?!
Interested

Think I'm gonna like using the occasional Chris Farley GIF. Uh, yah!
Joyous

It helps to sing along.
Trusting

Maybe we're going a little too deep with this one. Or maybe we just didn't know what else to do with the word "trust." Why would anyone post that they're feeling trusting right now? Stupid one.
Fearful

Is he fearful? He's playing it really subtle.
Surprised

A little on the nose. Maybe one more time. Perfect.
Sad

Why try and compete with a classic?
Disgusted

He's barfing what we're all thinking.
Angry

For the next time you realize that you are not drinking regular coffee but Colombian Decaffeinated Coffee Crystals.
Anticipatory

Again, why tamper with a staple?
Ecstatic

Is it getting hot in here, Vince?
Admiring

Alright, Hamilton!
Terrified

Sometimes actions scream louder than words.
Amazed

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Grief Stricken

If any GIF gives off the beyond sad vibe, it's this one.
Loathing

But dammit, do I respect you.
Enraged

That mood when the slideshow is almost over.
Vigilant

Thanks for sticking it out, folks, regardless of whether I did or didn't kill my wife.