Basically cultural appropriation but specifically regarding memes. Memetic appropriation is when somebody says a meme reference but they don't actually understand the context behind the meme and have no idea where the meme originated from. They only say it because everybody else is saying it.
User 1: This joke ain't even funny
User 2: r/wooosh
User 1: Stop memetic appropriating, you didn't even spell the sub right
Memetic appropriation
User 2: r/wooosh
User 1: Stop memetic appropriating, you didn't even spell the sub right
Memetic appropriation
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian June 28, 2021