“Actually it’s pronounced ‘jaslight.’ You’ve been saying it wrong the whole time”

“Gif” is pronounced like “jif.”  A joke about this also uses the term “gaslighting.”
     
“Actually it’s pronounced jaslight. You’ve been saying it wrong this whole time” was posted on Tumblr by lovecrafts-iranon on July 6, 202, and this received over 22,100 likes. “It’s actually pronounced ‘jaslight’, and you’ve been saying it wrong this whole time” was posted on X/Twitter by IntellectualDorkWeb on August 20, 2026, and this received over 18,000 likes:.
 
   
Wikipedia: Gaslighting
Gaslighting is the manipulation of someone into questioning their perception of reality. The term derives from the 1944 film Gaslight and became popular in the mid-2010s.
 
Wikipedia: GIF
The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF; /ɡɪf/ GHIF or /dʒɪf/ JIF, see § Pronunciation) is a bitmap image format that was developed by a team at the online services provider CompuServe led by American computer scientist Steve Wilhite and released on June 15, 1987.
       
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lovecrafts-iranon
Jul 6, 2021
Actually it’s pronounced jaslight. You’ve been saying it wrong this whole time.
 
X/Twitter
𝑆𝑎𝑟𝑎 ♐︎
@Flosidus
It’s actually pronounced jaslight. You’ve been saying it wrong this entire time
4:58 AM · Jul 7, 2021
 
Facebook
Bobby LaSalle
July 16, 2021 at 7:11 PM ·
It’s actually pronounced “jaslight” and you’ve been saying it wrong this whole time 😕
 
iFunny
johnnyForeplay
29 jul 2021
It’s actually pronounced “jaslight” and you’ve been saying it wrong this whole time
 
X/Twitter 
highprogressive🥂👁️
@highprogressive
It’s actually pronounced “jaslight” and you’ve been saying it wrong this whole time :/
12:55 AM · Dec 17, 2021
 
Reddit—Oneliners
wtfover—December 10, 2023
Actually it’s pronounced “jaslight”, you’ve been saying it wrong the whole time.
 
Bluesky
Stone Cold Jane Austen
@abbyhiggs.bsky.social
Actually it’s pronounced “jaslight” - you’ve been saying it wrong the whole time
1:56 PM · Oct 2, 2024
 
X/Twitter
dr pepper diva - tenmocorp ™️ employee
@L0W_TIDE_
its actually pronounced jaslight youve been saying it wrong this whole time
8:38 PM · Feb 5, 2025
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
TheActualJonesy—December 2, 2025
Actually, it’s pronounced “jaslight”.
You’ve been saying it wrong the whole time.
 
Bluesky
Mar Hicks
@histoftech.bsky.social
Hey, it’s actually pronounced “jaslight”
You’ve been saying it wrong this whole time.
3:52 PM · Dec 6, 2025
 
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everyday_dadjokes
06/06/26
Actually, it’s pronounced “jaslight”.
You’ve been saying it wrong the whole time.
 
X/Twitter
Oneko Tyago🐱😈たぃやご 【ENVtuber】
@OnekoTyago
Actually it’s pronounced “jaslight.” You’ve been pronouncing it wrong this whole time.
3:12 PM · Aug 16, 2026
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X/Twitter
IntellectualDorkWeb
@Intel_Dork
It’s actually pronounced “jaslight”, and you’ve been saying it wrong this whole time.
7:20 AM · Aug 20, 2026
 
X/Twitter
Merriam-Webster
@MerriamWebster
You’re crazy if you think ‘jaslight’ was our Word of the Year in 2022.
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IntellectualDorkWeb
@Intel_Dork
Aug 20
It’s actually pronounced “jaslight”, and you’ve been saying it wrong this whole time.
11:54 AM · Aug 20, 2026