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A single idea or unit of cultural information, the building block of a culture and its evolution. Most memes self-propagate virally and sometimes mutate as any [[virus]] would. Well-known examples of self-propagating memes are Chain Letters and many religions.
[[File:Meme.png|thumb|right|What's this about memes?]]A '''meme''' is a single idea or unit of cultural information, the building block of a culture and its evolution. Most memes self-propagate virally and sometimes mutate as any [[virus]] would. Well-known examples of self-propagating memes are Chain Letters and many religions. Memes were first proposed by Professor Richard Dawkins.
 
==Urban Slang==
In common usage, a meme is a pop-culture image with a superimposed humorous statement.
 
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 14 November 2014

What's this about memes?

A meme is a single idea or unit of cultural information, the building block of a culture and its evolution. Most memes self-propagate virally and sometimes mutate as any virus would. Well-known examples of self-propagating memes are Chain Letters and many religions. Memes were first proposed by Professor Richard Dawkins.

Urban Slang

In common usage, a meme is a pop-culture image with a superimposed humorous statement.