The Doge meme became popular online in the early 2010s, according to Know Your Meme. Internet users circulated zoomed-in photos of the dog's face with his eyebrows raised. Kabosu, the Japanese dog ...

Its acronym, "DOGE," also references a meme that inspired a cryptocurrency, Dogecoin. Here's a quick overview of the history of the meme, which originated with a photo of a Shiba Inu dog.

Elon Musk is taking Doge to the White House, but not as cryptocurrency or an internet meme. Instead, the Tesla CEO, SpaceX founder and billionaire is set to co-lead a new department with an acronym of ...