Noun: meme meem
- An image, video or short text (esp. humorous) that is shared and spreads rapidly on the Internet
"The meme of the distracted boyfriend has been widely shared"
- (biology) a cultural unit (an idea, value or pattern of behaviour) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
"memes are the cultural counterpart of genes"
Derived forms: memes
Type of: acculturation, culture
Encyclopedia: Meme, Myanmar