an internet trend that is very popular. Memes come in a variety of forms: images, videos, phrases, basically anything. They can also be either dead or alive, dank or garbage, or even offensive. Usually not taken seriously. A dead meme is when a meme has lost interest.
Ugandan Knuckles only lasted a few weeks, but started as one of the most popularmemes of all time.
A meme is an inside joke between you and the internet at large. Understanding it depends on real-time shared information that primarily happens online. This is why it's impossible to explain memes to people who did not grow up with regular internet use.
an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from oneindividual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.