by Flaxorus January 28, 2026
Get the Membean mug.The study of ideas, behaviors, or styles that spread from person to person within a culture—the "genes" of culture, known as memes. Proposed by Richard Dawkins, it suggests that memes (like catchy tunes, fashion trends, religious beliefs, or slang) evolve through a process of variation, competition, and replication, using human minds as hosts. Success depends on "fitness" factors like simplicity, emotional resonance, and utility. Memetic theory is used to analyze everything from viral marketing and conspiracy theories to the evolution of religions and political ideologies.
Example: The rapid, global spread of the "Ice Bucket Challenge" is a textbook case of Memetic Theory. The meme (a specific behavior: dumping ice water, filming it, nominating others) had high fitness: it was simple, tied to a cause (ALS awareness), evoked strong emotions (fun, sympathy), and had a built-in replication mechanism (nominations). It outcompeted other charitable appeals and mutated into countless local variations.
by Nammugal February 5, 2026
Get the Memetic Theory mug.Word-mix of "meme" and "remind". The act of sending a meme to someone to remind them that the sender exists. Usually in form of sharing memes, reels, shorts etc. to one's inbox, often from friend to friend.
"Like a pet cat living a critter at your door."
Synonymous with "Memember" (meme+ remember).
"Like a pet cat living a critter at your door."
Synonymous with "Memember" (meme+ remember).
by Lilith says GG February 8, 2026
Get the Memind mug.referring to “medical malpractice”, and stated that when communicating, one or more doctors have or may likely be committing medical malpractice, irrespective of intent. Any error can lead to one or more negative consequences, with the worst being death
“I heard that Bob went in for his knee surgery, and the surgeon replaced the wrong knee! Mema. Definitely meme!”
by InspectorRyan February 12, 2026
Get the Mema mug.The practice of threatening your mind with an unpleasant memory to force it to produce information you can't recall.
While other memory techniques require practice and discipline, using Memory Hostage only requires a willingness to remember your most unpleasant experiences in great detail.
While other memory techniques require practice and discipline, using Memory Hostage only requires a willingness to remember your most unpleasant experiences in great detail.
Rupert squinted slightly as he willed his memory to serve him through an inner Memory Hostage monologue. "Come on you bastard... give me my wife's birth date. Give me the date or I'll remember what my stepfather looked like naked while he had a moustache..."
by CatNumberFour March 21, 2026
Get the Memory Hostage mug.The viral force that carries a meme beyond its original post and into wider internet culture; the momentum a meme gains when shares, remixes, reposts, and reactions give it a life of its own.
“That image was funny on its own, but once people started remixing it across every platform, it achieved full mementum.”
by myjungianshadow March 21, 2026
Get the mementum mug.A (newly created) Latin epigram advising us to eat dessert every day, because we won't live forever: "Remember that you will die—and dessert!"
Mary: Wow, Bob told me his cousin got hit by a train.
John: It all hangs by a thread. Memento mori et bellaria, sis.
John: It all hangs by a thread. Memento mori et bellaria, sis.
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