memetic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The memetic universe, much like the Marvel Cinematic one, is full of crossovers.
From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023
On 4chan, the memetic representation of this emotion is not Pepe – who symbolizes the smug, trolling self – but Wojak, a Microsoft Paint illustration of a bald man, who often looks depressed or angry.
From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2020
What we see here, then, is something more like memetic drift than an attempt at scientific classification: words and ideas taking on new connotations in the absence of fixed meaning.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2018
At a certain level of fame, people become memetic — ideas and symbols, content to be consumed, rather than fallible human beings.
From The Verge • Feb. 7, 2018
This aspect constitutes more than a cultural or memetic issue.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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