Following the Internet definition of it? (Because we wouldn’t want to commit the etymological fallacy, would we?) It’s a piece of content that follows a known predictable format, or that at least appears to do so but subverts it. I don’t agree with @[email protected] that anything funny on the Internet is a meme, or even that memes need to be funny (though they usually are). But it’s certainly a notably different meaning from the broader cultural one that Dawkins came up with 50 years ago.
Wiktionary’s definition 2 is pretty good:
Media, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, such as basic pictures, video templates, etc.
Following the Internet definition of it? (Because we wouldn’t want to commit the etymological fallacy, would we?) It’s a piece of content that follows a known predictable format, or that at least appears to do so but subverts it. I don’t agree with @[email protected] that anything funny on the Internet is a meme, or even that memes need to be funny (though they usually are). But it’s certainly a notably different meaning from the broader cultural one that Dawkins came up with 50 years ago.
Wiktionary’s definition 2 is pretty good: