Meme

This article is about cultural information. For memes related to the internet, see Internet meme.

A meme (/miːm/ MEEM) is an idea or belief which spreads because one person copies it from another.

Biologist and evolutionary theorist Richard Dawkins invented the word meme in 1976.^[1] He said that tunes, catch-phrases, beliefs, clothing fashions, ways of making pots, and the technology of building arches were all examples of memes.