Popularity Polynomial

This is when something which portrays itself as "cutting edge" becomes mainstream, but soon becomes overexposed, behind the times, old hat, or just plain uncool.
Due to the popularity polynomial Pokemon is back in style.
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Fleeting Demographic Rule

1. A gimmick or storyline may be reused freely and safely after a few years of dormancy.

2. The unwritten rule that, after a given number of years, there has been enough turnover in the fanbase that a writer can re-use the same gimmicks and storylines with impunity.
The fleeting demographic rule allows YouTubers to reuse jokes and catchphrases after they have become repetitive.
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Values Dissonance

Tropes that are common denominators. Their viewers recognize them, laugh at them or groan at them, but most of us can guess where they're coming from—specifically, what cultural values are embodied in the trope.
A meme is an example of applied values dissonance.
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Memology

"Memology" refers to the study of how "memes," or new ideas and trends, spread.
The word memology was used in a Facebook marketing campaign.
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Hypocritical Humor

When used in referencing a meme, someone will complain about a meme, but in the form of the meme.
Hypocritical Humor is a type of gag in which a character's actions or words contradict each other in a humorous manner.
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