1. humorous images, videos, or pieces of text that are copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations
Usage: internet slang; informal
2. cultural ideas, behaviors, or styles that spread from person to person within a culture
Usage: academic; from biology

Examples

• The cat memes on social media always make me laugh.
• She shared several funny memes about working from home.
• That dance became popular through memes on various platforms.
• Internet memes can spread across the world in just hours.
• The professor explained how memes function as units of cultural transmission.
• Fashion trends often spread like memes through social groups.