meme

Noun

1. a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation); “memes are the cultural counterpart of genes”
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From LookUp: Noun

1. Computing an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations celebrity gossip and memes often originate on the site | the concept originally started as an internet meme

2. Sociology an element of a culture or system of behavior passed from one individual to another by imitation or other nongenetic means.

Verb

1. Computing create an internet meme from (an image, video, piece of text, etc.) there's always one audience reaction shot at the Oscars that gets memed | on social media she was mocked and memed