English Dictionary

meme

IPA（発音記号）

/miːm/

名詞

インターネット 軽蔑的 俗語

(originally) Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.

日本語の意味

ミーム：遺伝子伝播に類似した方法で、個人間で伝達される文化的要素（思想、慣習、行動パターンなど）の単位

A meme about the town's secret handshake evolved into a beloved community tradition.

町の秘密の握手に関する文化的情報の単位はやがて発展し、住民に愛される地域の伝統になった。

意味（1）

(originally) Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.

Examples of memes are tunes, ideas, catch-phrases, clothes fashions, ways of making pots or of building arches.

意味（2）

(Internet) Media, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, such as basic pictures, video templates, etc.

I do...but my journal is a mess. It's mostly filled with memes and my bitching about a house I am building.

意味（3）

(Internet) A specific instance of a meme, such as an image macro or a video, often with humorous superimposed text.

This meme generator lets you make your own memes by adding a caption to existing images, or by uploading your own image.

意味（4）

(Internet slang, derogatory) Something not to be taken seriously; a joke.

it's a meme degree, good luck getting a job

memes （ plural ）