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meme

[meem] / mim /
NOUN
cultural item repeatedly transmitted
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OK, well, here’s a meme for you, Elon, of you.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Close-up shots of him face-to-face with Holmes have ricocheted across social media and already become the stuff of meme gold.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

McNeil said exchange-traded funds will likely focus on established crypto assets rather than more esoteric options like meme coins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It's the place where points are lost and never to be seen again, according to a popular social media meme.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Layla sends me a silly meme, and I text her back a smiley face.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

"People have to realize you can gain some support for an idea or a movement by sharing Facebook memes, but at a certain point you have to focus on the real work of education."

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

He said, you know, parodying “Dune,” he said, “He who controls the memes, controls the universe,” right?

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Meta AI chief Alexandr Wang says his X feed full of memes about Muse is a deliberate strategy to make the company “cool again.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

“The Eric André Show” began in 2012 and is the origin for a number of viral memes and sketches and unhinged celebrity moments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Or a lame Twitter account where she retweets memes about the importance of hand washing.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

One of America’s most famous martial artists, and certainly the most frequently memed, Norris leveraged his black belt skills to build a successful television and film career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 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

That said, it’s always a gamble for a memed figure to lean into their own joke; it can kill the momentum.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2024

None of that has stopped Reddit and other corners of the web from celebrating and memeing the issue.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

We’re going to be thinking and talking and writing and social media-ing and memeing about it together.

From The Verge ● Apr. 25, 2019

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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