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# meme

«meme» in Mova's school dictionary: **A funny picture, video or phrase that people copy, change…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a meme, memes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A funny picture, video or phrase that people copy, change and share quickly on the internet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meme/#m1)

2) (formal, science) An idea, habit or style that spreads from person to person in a culture. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meme/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life (older children, teens): sharing memes online. In online safety lessons: memes can be funny but can also be unkind or spread false facts; think before you share. Phrases: share a meme, a viral meme, meme culture.

### examples

- My brother sent me a funny meme about cats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meme/#x1)
- That meme went viral in one day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meme/#x2)
- Some memes are unkind, so don't share them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meme/#x3)
- The teacher used a meme to make us laugh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meme/#x4)
- People made thousands of memes from that video. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meme/#x5)
- A catchphrase can spread like a meme. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meme/#x6)

### note

Said "MEEM" (rhymes with "team"), not "me-me". Countable. Online safety: a meme can spread fake news, so check facts before sharing.

### In the corpora

- [Online cruelty drives real people off social media; memes mocking someone's looks are bullying, even when lots of people share them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/48-famous-people-are-people/21/)
- [Politicians use jokes too, and many have social media teams who make memes and videos for them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/13-memes-clips-and-jokes-about-politicians/18/)
- [Memes and comedy can spark curiosity, but you need to know the real story to understand the joke.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/13-memes-clips-and-jokes-about-politicians/19/)
- [People disagree whether memes get young people interested in politics or squash big topics into jokes without facts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/13-memes-clips-and-jokes-about-politicians/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «meme» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meme/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.