Spanish Conversation · Level 8
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Spanish word
meme
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈmeme/
Meaning
- masculine nounmeme
Example
¿Puedes enviarme ese meme, por favor?
Can you send that meme to me, please?
More examples
¿Guardaste el meme que te mandé por privado?
Did you save the meme I sent you by private message?
Core concept
A humorous image, phrase, or short video that spreads and is copied online.
Common phrases
guardar un meme
save a meme
mandar un meme por privado
send a meme by private message
un meme viral
a viral meme
Similar words
viralidad: Fast, widespread sharing of content across online platforms in a short time.
broma: Playful, brief joke or comment intended to amuse others.
parodia: Creative mimicry of a work that mocks it by changing or overstating elements.
Definition in Spanish
Unidad cultural replicable que circula en redes, suele ser humorística y adoptar formas como imágenes, frases o vídeos.
Word origin
The Spanish meme is a loanword from English meme, ultimately from Greek mimēma 'imitated thing', and is associated with Richard Dawkins's popularization of the concept of cultural replication.
Usage tips
- The word is masculine (el meme) and often used with de to name a format (el meme de ...), so when sharing include a short caption because recipients may lack the original reference.
Opposites
- obra originaloriginal worknoun
Related words
- memearmemeverb
- memeromemernoun