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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Uh-loom-in-um slides off the tongue easier than Al-oo-mi-ni-um. It literally has one less syllable.

[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Based kolanaki in the comments

[–] FryHyde@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

To Americans, yes, but the Brits pronounce it more like the end of "vacuum" than the end of "condominium". So for them, same number of syllables.