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 ascertainment is dictated by the pragmatic framework of the dynamic reality in which religion operates, and not by the memetic replication of its name.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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