meme
English
/miːm/
noun
Definitions
- Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmit verbally or by repeat action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of gene.
- (Internet) Something, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, including quiz, basic picture, video templates etc.
- (Internet slang) A myth circulating as truth; something ineffective presented as effective, or similar.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek μίμημα (imitation, copy).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μίμημα
Gloss
imitation, copy
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -o- English
- dank English
- dank meme English
- lord English
- memeable English
- memedom English
- memeification English
- memeify English
- memeless English
- memelike English
- memelord English
- memer English
- memery English
- memescape English
- memester English
- memetic English
- memey English
- memic English
- memocide English
- memology English
- memosphere English
- phylomemetic English
- sphere English
- mème French
- mèmification French
- мем Russian
- meme Spanish, Castilian
- μίμημα Ancient Greek
- meme Portuguese
- mem Swedish
- ミーム Japanese
- mem Polish
- memeo Esperanto
- mem Catalan, Valencian
- मीम Hindi
- meme Indonesian
- მიმერი Georgian
- мем Macedonian
- 밈 Korean