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meme
[ meem ]
noun
- a cultural item that is transmitted by repetition and replication in a manner analogous to the biological transmission of genes.
- a cultural item in the form of an image, video, phrase, etc., that is spread via the internet and often altered in a creative or humorous way.
verb (used without object)
- to create and spread memes:
He spends a lot of time memeing and sharing his videos with friends.
verb (used with object)
- to make the subject of a meme:
cute cats that get memed.
meme
/ ː /
noun
- an idea or element of social behaviour passed on through generations in a culture, esp by imitation
Word History and Origins
Origin of meme1
Word History and Origins
Origin of meme1
Example Sentences
The timing led many on the internet to joke that the death of the pope was Vance's fault, a meme of which Yang is no doubt aware.
As for the posts, they tend to be memes so swirled with sincerity and irony that they border on postmodern.
The site has been rapidly manufacturing memes and sarcastic captions to capitalize — unrestrained by any tariffs — on a hot international export, namely jokes at the expense of the United States and its tariff-loving president.
Reports of infestations have been a headline writer and meme maker's dream, but the rodents have proven surprisingly difficult to capture on film.
Since pop star Katy Perry returned to Earth earlier this week, the number of memes referencing her brief trip to space has skyrocketed.
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