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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I believe it's Chad and Stacy

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah, and there's even a Gigastacey to go with Gigachad!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Nothing compares to GIGA Chad!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Those names were chosen because they stereotypically fit these people, like Karen does a Karen. But popular names and connotations change over time. I feel like Stacy is a name befitting of an older person now than originally intended for the memes. I wonder if we're going to collectively keep these names locked in time, or rename them ever