Meme definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A meme is something such as a video, picture, or phrase that a lot of people send to each other on the internet. The image quickly became a meme. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'meme'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× meme (miːm) Wordforms:pluralmemescountablenoun Amemeissomethingsuchasavideo,picture,orphrasethatalotofpeoplesendtoeachotherontheinternet. Theimagequicklybecameameme. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'meme' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'braw' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency memeinBritishEnglish (miːm ) noun1. anideaorelementofsocialbehaviourpassedonthroughgenerationsinaculture,espbyimitation 2. animageorvideothatisspreadwidelyontheinternet,oftenalteredbyinternetusersforhumorouseffect CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC20:possiblyfrommimic,onthemodelofgene WordFrequency memeinAmericanEnglish (mim ) noun aunitofculturalinformation,asaconcept,belief,orpractice,thatspreadsfrompersontopersoninawayanalogoustothetransmissionofgenes Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Wordoriginshortformimeme:bothcoinedbyR.Dawkins(1941-),Britbiologist?