meme

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Apologizing for posting a meme is the new posting a meme, so I'm not going to apologize.

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  1. noun A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

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  • And abbreviated it to meme, just because it sounds good and made a good meme, an effective spreading meme. —  Susan Blackmore on memes and "temes"
  • And that's what a meme is; an information packet with attitude. —  Dan Dennett on dangerous memes
  • Similar to the previous post, I have much, much older files on CD archives, but the likelihood of me digging through those for a meme is pretty low. —  Netninja.com
  • This meme has been all over the 'net for the last year or so. —  Article VI Blog
  • It turns out that this award is a meme which is passed on by individual bloggers to other bloggers. —  Gay Banker
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  1. Shortening (modeled on gene) of mimeme, from Greek mimēma, something imitated, from mimeisthai, to imitate; see mimesis.
 

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