meme — meaning in English
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English meaning
- meme noun An image, video, or piece of text — often humorous — that spreads rapidly online, frequently with variations added by different users.
Senses
meme is used for these senses in English:
- meme (originally) Any unit of (originally cultural) information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- meme (Internet) Media, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, such as basic pictures, video templates, etc. [from 1993]
meme — full definition
- noun An image, video, or piece of text — often humorous — that spreads rapidly online, frequently with variations added by different users.
- noun An idea, behaviour, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture, similar to how genes spread biologically.
- verb To create, share, or joke around using memes.
- noun An image, video, piece of text or idea, typically humorous, that is copied and spread rapidly online, often with slight variations added by each person who shares it.