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Sweetie. I have a new question :)))
What does "Meme" mean? You all use it.
Meme is breast in Turkish. : ))
There is also "The Meme" as a concept I read in the books Memetic Evolution.
But I think you can't use it as "imitation", can you?
😂
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meme
A meme is usually a funny, or amusing picture related to actual events generally.
This an example :
😂 ohh.. Thank you so much.. 🤗🤗🫂❤️
I believe it has the same origin as “memetic” (greek probably)
You are right. : )
The term meme is a shortening (modeled on gene) of mimeme, which comes from Ancient Greek mīmēma (μίμημα; pronounced [míːmɛːma]), meaning 'imitated thing', itself from mimeisthai (μιμεῖσθαι, 'to imitate'), from mimos (μῖμος, 'mime').
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme
I didnt know its funny meaning : )
oh and also for “imitation” you could use “mimesis”
Hmm.. okay. Thanks.🫂
Memetic Evolution books use it as "Meme" . I thought that is special concept/ scientific term. :)))
I like the definition given by Glenn Grant in the Memetic Lexicon:
