A term that first appeared in the 1976 book The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins that is defined as: “a unit of culture transmission, or a unit of imitation.” A meme or viral meme is an idea, thought, question, or statement that spreads rapidly and is often used as a reference when talking about something.

How to pronounce “meme”

Meme is pronounced as meam.

All your base are belong to us, Buzzword, Computer slang, Copypasta, Full stop punctuation, Godwin’s Law, Internet terms, Joke, O’rly, Pepe the Frog, Poe’s law, Rickroll, The cult of Kek

  • See the Know Your Meme page for a full list of meme’s.