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meme

[meem] / mim /
NOUN
cultural item repeatedly transmitted
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We might also consider completely removing the term ultra because it is weirdly emotional and sounds more like a meme than science.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2026

But “Backrooms” was based on an internet meme and “Obsession” is an original film from a director who became famous online.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

"They are paid to promote a particular crypto coin, meme coin or investment product rather than helping people choose what is suitable for them," he says.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

By focusing on this “pure news,” an investor may have been able to jump on GameStop’s meme stock bandwagon earlier than the average investor.

From MarketWatch Jul. 4, 2026

And Em’s dad reminded Bridge of Em’s mom—he watched reality TV and always knew what meme was going around.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

And within 30 minutes, you had memes and people talking about the Elf and pretending they cared about the Elf.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The red card saga quickly generated viral internet memes.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

More recently, the Man With The Best Words spun off a thousand memes by saying at a press conference, “Nothing bad can happen; it can only good happen.”

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

Movie audiences flocked to see both Barbie and Oppenheimer after a string of memes that made light of the two drastically different films being released on the same day.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Boaz thought of the memes he’d seen claiming that some actor was actually a time traveler, their doppelgänger found in a vintage photograph.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

“Time to meme like we have never memed before,” wrote Reddit user chance901.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

After Grimes and Musk split, he memed his way into being forced to buy Twitter for way too much money.

From Salon Nov. 7, 2025

By his own admission, it was a bold move, one that turned him into one of the most famously memed figures in India.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2025

But it should come as no surprise that the restaurant has memed itself back to life.

From Slate Nov. 30, 2024

After Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis won the event, he copied Dikeç’s memed pose in celebration.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2024

As for the spoofing and memeing of the 60-second spot, Trotter said she and her colleagues just “can’t ignore it.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2025

In 2020 Sen. Ed Markey fended off his primary challenger—a young Kennedy!—by memeing himself into winning the youth vote.

From Slate Jan. 11, 2024

We said, 'No.' They didn't think of the impact that would have on how people would pick that up and start memeing it, and that's what happens with these things.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2022

“The internet is a very vibrant place, and I think a lot of the memeing and a lot of the nontraditional creativity that goes on is a good thing,” says Rose.

From The Verge Dec. 16, 2017

We might of been mistakenly memeing him in ...

From The Guardian Nov. 15, 2016

And when watching the series, there is no question about the skill of the team members, so I was initially a little shocked at the eventual meming of the show.

From Salon Feb. 4, 2020

On the left, we spend our time calling out and shutting down, lolling and meming and dropping mics.

From The Guardian Jan. 1, 2017




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