Gifts vs. Meme — What's the Difference?

Something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation

A meme ( MEEM) 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. A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme.

The act of giving

An element of a culture or system of behaviour passed from one individual to another by imitation or other non-genetic means.

A talent, endowment, aptitude, or inclination

An image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations.

To present something as a gift to

A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

To give as a gift

An image or short video clip, often accompanied by a humorous saying or popular catchphrase, that is transmitted virally, especially on social media.

To endow with

A humorous saying or popular catchphrase that is transmitted virally, especially as a caption for such an image or video clip.

Plural of gift

(originally) Any unit of (originally cultural) information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.

(Internet) Media, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, such as basic pictures, video templates, etc.

(Internet) A specific instance of a meme, such as an image macro or a video, often with humorous superimposed text.

Something not to be taken seriously; a joke.

Granny; nana

To create and use humorous memes.

To turn into a meme; to use a meme, especially to achieve a goal in real life.

To joke around.

A cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one generation to another by nongenetic means (as by imitation);