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meme
An image, video, or text, usually humorous in nature, that spreads quickly across the internet and is often slightly modified by users. In German, the English term 'Meme' is used more often.
Das Bild von der mürrischen Katze wurde zu einem weltberühmten Mem.
The picture of the grumpy cat became a world-famous meme.
meme
A unit of cultural information, such as an idea, a melody, or a fashion, that is passed from person to person and thus spreads within a culture. The term was coined by the biologist Richard Dawkins.
Die Idee der Demokratie kann als ein sehr erfolgreiches Mem betrachtet werden.
The idea of democracy can be regarded as a very successful meme.
'Das Mem' is a loanword from English ('meme'). In everyday German, especially on the internet, the English form 'das Meme' (plural: 'die Memes') is used very frequently, often with English pronunciation.
Hast du das neue Meme mit der Katze schon gesehen?
Have you already seen the new meme with the cat?
In the context of the internet, 'Mem' (meme) is often combined with certain verbs. Typical phrases are: 'ein Mem erstellen' (to create a meme), 'ein Mem teilen' (to share a meme), or 'zu einem Mem werden' (to become a meme).
Dieses Video ist so lustig, es wird bestimmt bald zu einem Mem.
This video is so funny, it will definitely become a meme soon.
You can recognize the scientific meaning from the context. If the topic is culture, evolution, ideas, or the scientist Richard Dawkins, the original definition of a spreading cultural unit is meant.
In seinem Buch beschreibt er die Verbreitung von Modetrends als Mem.
In his book, he describes the spread of fashion trends as a meme.
