When you deliberately make a piece of media meme-worthy in hopes that it will get memed and famous. It creates a faux meme
Like ragebait, but replace bad publicity with getting famous by creating a meme.
Like ragebait, but replace bad publicity with getting famous by creating a meme.
Man, that was modt definetely memebait
by Hoahobecth June 30, 2023
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1. A meme, GIF, or video clip so exquisitely chosen, it captures the emotional, comedic, or existential essence of a moment with uncanny precision. 2. The internet-age equivalent of a mic drop, typically delivered via GIF. 3. A near-spiritual moment of synchronicity between digital media and real-life context.
Ex: “When Matthew sent the Roxanne Newspaper clip during the Accenture Earnings Call meltdown, it was a total memefait.”
ETYMOLOGY Portmanteau of meme (an element of culture transmitted virally) + fait (French for ‘made’ or ‘done’; also echoing the ending of parfait, meaning ‘perfect’). Literally: perfectly made meme.
RELATED TERMS: see also: GIFt, reaction wizardry, synchro-posting
1. A meme, GIF, or video clip so exquisitely chosen, it captures the emotional, comedic, or existential essence of a moment with uncanny precision. 2. The internet-age equivalent of a mic drop, typically delivered via GIF. 3. A near-spiritual moment of synchronicity between digital media and real-life context.
Ex: “When Matthew sent the Roxanne Newspaper clip during the Accenture Earnings Call meltdown, it was a total memefait.”
ETYMOLOGY Portmanteau of meme (an element of culture transmitted virally) + fait (French for ‘made’ or ‘done’; also echoing the ending of parfait, meaning ‘perfect’). Literally: perfectly made meme.
RELATED TERMS: see also: GIFt, reaction wizardry, synchro-posting
Ex: “When Matthew sent the ‘Roxanne’ Newspaper movie clip during his Company’s Earnings Call meltdown, it was a total memefait.”
by Peter Bach June 20, 2025
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