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meme

[meem] / mim /
NOUN
cultural item repeatedly transmitted
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At the beginning of 2025, he posted a meme showing Barack Obama behind the wheel of Simpson’s Bronco, speeding away from cop cars on the freeway.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Some believe Knicks fans are stepping in and treating MSG Sports like a so-called meme stock and pushing up the price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Its distinctive, computer-generated visual style, humour and willingness to tackle emotional themes has made it a big hit with fans, and inspired a huge meme culture around the show online.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“When it happens” — the phrase became a meme almost overnight, as Troy Farah recently observed, in no small part because, even in our attention-addled age, people understand what it means.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

You can’t tell someone a secret in homeroom and not expect that it won’t be an internet meme by lunchtime.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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