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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Quick! Delete this before the Trump admin declares that the existence of loanwords is a war on the American Language®

First they came for our pronouns.

[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I would love to see how this shook out when the British start getting possessive about their language in petty retribution. US adopts "hick hoodrat" as its first language?