meme: An idea, image or joke that spreads and mutates online; in 2010 the word was crossing from Know Your Meme into ordinary speech. Example: "Sad Keanu is my favourite meme of the year"
- Meaning
- An idea, image or joke that spreads and mutates online; in 2010 the word was crossing from Know Your Meme into ordinary speech.
- Example
- "Sad Keanu is my favourite meme of the year"
- Origin
- Richard Dawkins, 1976; internet usage from the 1990s
- Part of speech
- noun
