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memetics 

The study of form and function as contrapositive with respect to each other. An attempt to schematize design from form.

The study of skeumorphs (memes).
Memetics proffers the tenet that function and form are contra-functional.

Memetics isolates design from form by arguing that there is no duality that is not design.

This is the obverse of the postmodern mantra that "form follows function" and the genesis of Hypermodernism.
memetics by tomorrowtomorrow November 29, 2018
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Memetics 

Yeah, I was just talking to Emma about that.
Hym "This is how 'memetics' works, by the way."
Memetics by Hym Iam July 9, 2025

Memetising 

The act of advertising businesses or products with the use of memes.
Vicky: “I can’t believe how busy this restaurant is!”

Daniel: “Yeah they’ve been heavily memetising on Facebook.”
Memetising by sirdanielot July 26, 2018

memetic energy 

The energy formed with the creation of memes. Specifically, when a meme is formed, a certain amount of neutral energy is split into equal parts memetic energy and normie energy.

Memetic Energy also follows the Three Laws of Memetic Energy which go as follows:

The Law of Memetic Energy's Neutralization states that Memetic Energy, when not contained within a vessel we know as a 'meme' or a 'memer', will eventually combine with free normie particles to form neutral particles.

Memetic Energy can only come from Memetic Energy, it cannot be create or destroyed, only transferred or converted

The Law of Memetic Energy Origination states that Memetic Energy cannot be created from nothing, however, it can be separated from neutral particles, creating equal amounts of normie energy and Memetic Energy.
The memetic energy formed from that meme was too great for the normies to handle.
memetic energy by Neidhardt March 26, 2017
adj. me·me'tic

1. Of or relating to the mind, mindfulness, or memory, specifically the cognitive functions of the brain which deal with remembering (c.f. unrelated mimetic).

From Latin, /memini/ to be mindful of from the Latin root /mem/ (c.f. Greek root /mnem/).

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adv. me·met'i·cal·ly

1. By way of the mind, mindfulness, or memory.

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n. me·me'tics

An alternate spelling of mimetics. It is a collective noun for which the same form is both singular and plural.

1. The area of study relating to viral cultural ideas that spread from person to person. C.F. meme.

From Greek /mimetikos/ good at imitating.
1. His memetic filters prevented the horrific blood and gore from invading his mind.

2. The program ran memetically through the neural network.

3. Mimetics is the study of memes.
memetic by K. Alexander November 3, 2005

Memetic Potential 

The potential of an image, gif or other piece of media to be turned into a viral meme
Shitty MS Paint jobs add to the memetic potential

Memetistic 

Someone who is so into memes that there is a disorder named for it
John is so memetistic he enjoys memes more then his social life
Memetistic by Demiseknight June 22, 2017
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