• Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    meme /mēm/ 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.

    This is a meme

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      That’s the definition of cultural, not internet meme, which is a much more broader definition. Internet memes are generally supposed to be amusing, ironic or relatable.

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        It’s meta-ironic. Not that the post is irony, but his actions are.

        What is the meaning of irony? a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result