Pronunciation/Names
How do you pronounce meme?
meem/miːm/
Commonly said as: "MEE-mee", "mem"
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What it is
A meme is a joke or image that spreads online.
Why it gets said wrong
One syllable rhyming with cream. Richard Dawkins coined it in 1976 and specified the reading.
Hear it in a sentence
The image became a meme.
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