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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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[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 weeks ago

The concept of tape goes back to at least when folk were speaking Old English and Latin and basically refers to a strip of material (generally cloth) used to measure something. Which would basically go back as long as we were cutting/sewing material to shape/size. So think proto-tents and clothing.

So assuming "giant fucking worm in someone's intestines" was considered beyond "possessed by whichever god we don't like this week", it stands to reason they would be named in a similar vein.