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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 (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

  1. noun An image, video, or piece of text — often humorous — that spreads rapidly online, frequently with variations added by different users.
  2. noun An idea, behaviour, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture, similar to how genes spread biologically.
  3. verb To create, share, or joke around using memes.
  4. 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.

Related German words

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