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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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[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe -3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

I call it "reading with my eyes but not my brain", but I'm one of those weirdos who doesn't think you need to turn every god damned niche thing into a new word or initialism just to gatekeep against those who didn't know the new word just made up.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 1 points 39 minutes ago

how exactly do you think jargon happens "bro"?