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“Chat vénère” meme: meaning, origin and common card

“Chat vénère” is French slang for an angry-looking cat caught on camera with a furious expression, “vénère” being verlan (backslang) for “énervé,” meaning annoyed or angry.

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The “Chat vénère” meme

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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Chat vénère” is a common card of the Memes FR pack, number 4428 of the collection, and the 753rd best-known meme of its 3511 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.

What does the “Chat vénère” meme mean?

The phrase is used to caption a cat photo whose face looks furious, often for no obvious reason, either to laugh at it or to project that expression onto one’s own annoyed mood. People also use it to compare someone’s temper to the comically angry look of a cat that seems ready to bite.

Where does the “Chat vénère” meme come from?

“Vénère” is French slang formed through verlan (a form of French backslang) from “énervé,” widely used in everyday speech to describe someone angry. The “chat vénère” belongs to the broad genre of cat photos with an exaggeratedly aggressive or scowling expression, shared widely on French-speaking social media since the rise of animal content online. Unlike other cat memes built around one specific famous cat, it is not tied to a single identified animal but describes an entire category of content, with anyone free to caption their own cat’s photo this way whenever it looks furious.

How to use the “Chat vénère” meme

  • Captioning a photo of one’s own grumpy-looking cat with the phrase.
  • Sharing the image to jokingly express one’s own bad mood.
  • Using it as a reaction to an annoying situation.

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The “Chat vénère” card in MyMemeCards

Chat vénère card
NumberNo. 4428
RarityCommon
CollectionMemes FR pack
Fame50/100 · #753 of 3511
Recycle value5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny)
Suggested by@skm87
Rarities of the Memes FR pack: 3,511 cards
  • Common1,48442%
  • Rare1,18234%
  • Epic66919%
  • Legendary1133.2%
  • Mythic411.2%
  • Full Art220.6%

How to get the “Chat vénère” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Chat vénère comes out of the Memes FR pack as a common card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 5 MemeCoins.

The reprint of the “Chat vénère” card

The “Chat vénère” card was reprinted as Rare (No. 4,906). A reprint is the same meme printed again, with a number of its own and a higher rarity than its first printing, which was common. Its face reads “Reprinted card · Higher rarity”.

Every printing is dealt in the packs of the Memes FR pack, each at its own rarity: the higher it is, the rarer the card is to pull. Copies of the first printing already pulled stay as they are, and any printing counts toward completing a set.

MyMemeCards reprints a meme when it deserves more than the rarity of its first printing, such as a classic that became iconic after it came out: the reprint gives it a place among the most sought-after cards without taking anything from the players who already had it.

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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art ≤ 0.1%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details

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Frequently asked questions

What does “vénère” mean?

It is French slang, verlan for “énervé,” used to describe someone angry or annoyed.

Is the angry cat a specific, famous cat?

No, it is an entire genre of cat photos with an aggressive or scowling expression, not a single identified cat.

Why do people share these photos?

To laugh at them or to humorously illustrate their own bad mood by comparing it to the cat’s expression.

Where does this kind of content come from?

It belongs to the broad culture of cat photos shared on French-speaking social media.

How do I get the Chat vénère meme card?

Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Chat vénère” is a common card of the Memes FR pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.

How rare is the Chat vénère card?

It is a Common card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.

Sources: Wiktionnaire — vénère · checked on October 30, 2026.

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