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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 19 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

fun fact Transylvania literally means "the place on the other side of the forest" in Latin

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 hours ago

Another fun fact, Pennsylvania means "the other end of the pencil".

[–] Klear@quokk.au 5 points 5 hours ago

Which is weird, because when you go there, you'll find that you're standing on this side of the forest...

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Ah, Sidney must mean the place on the other side of the bush then

[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 2 points 4 hours ago