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Memes dictionary

What is a meme, and what do the most popular memes actually mean? We heard you ask, so we created the ultimate meme dictionary to make sense of it all!

The word “meme” is both a noun and a verb, and it’s taken the Internet by storm in recent years. Open any social media profile, and you’re bound to see one. But where do memes come from? Is there a way to tell who was the very first person to put words on a photo of Chef Gordon Ramsey or turn some lines into a heart rate that spread all over Twitter? Take a look through our meme meanings to find out just where they came from and how long they’ve been around.