Blackphidora's definitions

protomeme

A meme that has existed before the term "meme" was coined or widely accepted. This primarily contains any viral or widely known humorous content dated before 2010. Such as "Hamster Dance" or "killroy was here."

"Dude, Have you seen this hamster dance meme?" "Yeah, that protomeme has been around forever.."

by Blackphidora May 28, 2018