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meme

[meem]

noun

    1. a cultural item that is transmitted by repetition and replication in a manner analogous to the biological transmission of genes.

    2. 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)

memed, memeing, meming. 
  1. to create and spread memes.

    He spends a lot of time memeing and sharing his videos with friends.

verb (used with object)

memed, memeing, meming. 
  1. to make the subject of a meme.

    cute cats that get memed.

meme

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noun

  1. an idea or element of social behaviour passed on through generations in a culture, esp by imitation

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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of meme1

First recorded in 1976; coined by British evolutionary biologist C. Richard Dawkins (born 1941), shortening of Dawkins's original creation mimeme, which was based on Greek ³¾Ä«Ģ³¾Å§³¾²¹ ā€œimitation, copy; artistic representation,ā€ but which Dawkins also wanted to look and sound like gene; mimesis ( def. )
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of meme1

C20: possibly from mimic , on the model of gene
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Villarreal: Before we wrap, what is it like to have your performance captured in meme form and live on in that way?

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It’s no wonder all she needed to become the latest ā€œWhite Lotusā€ meme queen was a thick Southern accent and a bottle of Lorazepam.

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When Musk destroys life-saving programs or Trump deports innocent people to put them in foreign torture prisons, it's mediated for their followers through their screens and online jokes and memes.

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He posted a meme on his social media account showing an image of himself walking toward the viewer on what appears to be a wet, nighttime city street.

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A few are also making memes of so-called ā€œchicken dealersā€ whose illicit product of choice are cartons of eggs as opposed to hard drugs.

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