meme
/miːm/noun
उच्चारण मीम
मीम (इंटरनेट पर फैलने वाली मज़ाकिया तस्वीर, वीडियो या पंक्ति)
Core word
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an image, a video or a piece of text, usually funny, that is copied and spread quickly by internet users, often with small changes
मीम (इंटरनेट पर फैलने वाली मज़ाकिया तस्वीर, वीडियो या पंक्ति)
- The minister's speech quickly became a meme.
- Students shared memes about the difficult maths paper.
- The funny photo of the cat became an internet meme overnight.
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- He makes memes about cricket and posts them every day.
- Teachers sometimes use a meme to make a lesson more fun.
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[C] technical
an idea, a type of behaviour or a style that spreads from person to person within a culture
विचार या व्यवहार जो एक व्यक्ति से दूसरे में फैलता है
- The biologist Richard Dawkins introduced the idea of the meme in 1976.
- The viral meme spread across social media within a few hours.
- Some memes, like folk tales, are passed from one generation to another.
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- The idea of a meme helps explain how fashions spread.
- A meme such as 'work hard, play hard' can influence a whole generation.
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a meme (countable)
A meme is a funny image, video or line that spreads online. It is countable: a meme, memes. Pronounced 'meem'.
Meme इंटरनेट पर फैलने वाली मज़ाकिया तस्वीर, वीडियो या पंक्ति है। यह countable है। उच्चारण 'मीम' है।
- He shared a meme about exams.
- Memes spread fast on social media.
meme about / of + subject
Use 'about' for the topic of the meme and 'of' for the picture shown.
मीम के विषय के लिए 'about' और दिखाई गई तस्वीर के लिए 'of' आता है।
- She posted a meme about Monday mornings.
- It was a meme of a cat in sunglasses.
go viral as a meme
Memes are said to 'go viral' or 'spread' when many people share them.
जब बहुत लोग मीम साझा करते हैं, तब कहा जाता है कि वह 'go viral' हुआ या 'spread' हुआ।
- The dialogue became a meme overnight.
meme (an idea that spreads)
In its original sense, a meme is an idea, habit or style that passes from person to person in a culture.
मूल अर्थ में meme वह विचार, आदत या शैली है जो किसी संस्कृति में एक से दूसरे में फैलती है।
- The idea of thanking the sun in the morning is a cultural meme.
meme + verb forms
Common verbs: a meme spreads, goes viral, trends, circulates.
मीम के साथ आम क्रियाएँ हैं: spreads, goes viral, trends, circulates।
- The meme circulated across all the class groups.
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verb + meme
sharepostmakecreateforwardgo viral as a
- Students make memes about every board exam.
adjective + meme
funnyviralpopularpoliticalinternetclassic
- A viral meme can reach millions in a day.
meme + noun
pageculturetemplatewaraccountgenerator
- She runs a meme page on Instagram.
meme + about
about politicsabout cricketabout homeworkabout the news
- Every cricket final brings memes about the umpire.
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- The teacher's catchphrase became a meme in the whole school.
शिक्षक का तकियाकलाम पूरे विद्यालय में मीम बन गया।
- Radhika laughed at a meme about a student's first day in college.
राधिका कॉलेज के पहले दिन पर बने एक मीम को देखकर हँसी।
- A good meme usually has a picture and a short caption.
अच्छे मीम में आम तौर पर एक चित्र और छोटा-सा caption होता है।
- Advertisers now use memes to reach young audiences.
विज्ञापनदाता अब युवा दर्शकों तक पहुँचने के लिए मीम का प्रयोग करते हैं।
- The word meme was first used by the scientist Richard Dawkins.
'Meme' शब्द का प्रयोग सबसे पहले वैज्ञानिक रिचर्ड डॉकिन्स ने किया था।
- The principal smiled when she saw a meme about the school canteen.
विद्यालय की कैंटीन पर बना मीम देखकर प्रधानाचार्य मुस्कुराईं।
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✗ He made a meme on his teacher.
✓ He made a meme about his teacher.
The topic of a meme takes 'about'.
मीम के विषय के लिए 'about' आता है।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Greek mimema, 'something imitated': the word was coined by Richard Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene.
यह शब्द Greek mimema ('जिसकी नकल की गई हो') से बना है, और इसे Richard Dawkins ने अपनी पुस्तक The Selfish Gene में गढ़ा था।