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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] Aggravationstation 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

My old roommate had a budgie called Bobby. We lived in a shitty flat near a junction that led out of town so a lot of police cars and ambulances went past. Bobby fairly quickly started imitating the siren sounds with his whistles.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Completely unrelated, my favorite moment in learning non-American English expressions was discovering that an international version of "banana hammock" is "budgie pocket"

[–] Aggravationstation 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Or "budgie smugglers" here in the UK.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Yes, that's another! Love it

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

My new veterinarian has an office parrot and it replicates a smoke alarm perfectly.