meme stock

American

[meem stahk] / ˈmim ˌstɑk /

noun

plural

meme stocks

stock which has attracted a large number of investors through the sharing of memes on social media.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But Andrew Rocco, a stock strategist at Zacks Investment Research, argues that neither Tesla nor SpaceX, once it’s listed, would fit the mold of a meme stock.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

It reemerged as a meme stock later that month — with shares briefly shooting to a high of $3.62 — but the mania quickly faded.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Others said comparing silver to a meme stock wasn’t that much of a stretch.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

Gunjan helped lead the Journal’s award-winning coverage of retail investing and the meme stock mania that swept markets in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

“In today’s meme stock world, it’s really more so about cutting-edge themes,” Mazza says.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023