Meme
Significado: A humorous image, video, or concept that spreads online.
Memes are the internet's shared language—images, videos, phrases that spread through imitation and remix. Unlike simple jokes, memes mutate: people adapt templates, creating variations that reference the original while saying something new. Meme literacy is genuine cultural knowledge; not understanding a meme format signals outsider status. Memes can be silly or powerfully political. They're how the internet processes events, expresses collective feeling, and creates ephemeral shared culture.
Ejemplos
- That meme is everywhere now. 那个梗现在到处都是。Ese meme está por todas partes ahora.あのミーム、今どこでも見かける。그 밈 지금 어디서나 보여.
- She sent me the funniest meme. 她给我发了最搞笑的表情包。Me mandó el meme más gracioso.彼女が最高に面白いミームを送ってきた。걔가 엄청 웃긴 밈을 보내줬어.
- This is very meme-able. 这个很容易变成梗。Esto tiene mucho potencial de meme.これはすごくミームにしやすい。이거 완전 밈감이다.
Pronunciación
/miːm/
Guía de uso
Contexto: internet, humor, culture
Tono: casual, humorous
✓ Correcto
- Send memes发梗图Mandar memesミームを送る밈 보내다
- Meme format梗的格式Formato de memeミームのフォーマット밈 포맷
- That's a meme那是个梗Eso es un memeそれミームだよ그건 밈이야
- Meme-able容易变成梗的Con potencial de memeミームにしやすい밈감이다
✗ Incorrecto
- Forcing a meme rarely works—organic spread determines what becomes a meme硬推一个梗很少成功——自然传播决定了什么能成为梗Forzar un meme rara vez funciona; la difusión orgánica determina qué se convierte en memeミームを無理に流行らせようとしてもうまくいかない——自然な拡散がミームを決定する밈을 억지로 만들려고 해봤자 소용없다—자연스러운 확산이 밈의 성패를 결정한다
- Using outdated memes can signal being out of touch—memes have short shelf lives使用过时的梗会显得跟不上潮流——梗的保质期很短Usar memes anticuados puede señalar que estás desconectado; los memes tienen una vida útil corta古いミームを使うと時代遅れだと思われる——ミームの寿命は短い유행이 지난 밈을 사용하면 시대에 뒤처졌다는 인상을 줄 수 있다—밈의 수명은 짧다
Errores comunes
- Pronounced 'meem' (/miːm/), never 'may-may' or 'meh-meh'
- Academic meme (Dawkins) vs internet meme (image/video)—related but distinct concepts
Origen e historia
Richard Dawkins coined 'meme' in 'The Selfish Gene' (1976) for cultural units that spread through imitation, analogous to genes. Internet culture adopted the term in the 2000s for viral content—initially simple image macros, later sophisticated formats. Dawkins himself acknowledged the internet usage diverged from his concept. Memes evolved from niche internet humor to mainstream communication; political memes shape elections, corporate memes attempt relatability. The term transformed from academic concept to everyday vocabulary.
Etimología: Richard Dawkins, 1976, from Greek 'mimeme'
Primera vez registrado: 1976 origin, internet usage 2000s
Contexto cultural
Era: 2000s internet mainstream
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Internet culture; Social media
Regional notes: Universal internet term.
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