What is a meme?

Webster’s New World College Dictionary defines a meme as “a concept, belief, or practice conceived as a unit of cultural information that may be passed on from person to person, subject to influences in a way analogous to natural selection.” Like many words in the English language, the word “meme” has undergone a semantic shift over time.

How do I search a meme?

Search millions of memes from across the web in seconds. You can search by text in the meme, or by providing a meme you want to find similar memes to. Please contribute to our search engine by uploading any memes that we're missing! no bitches?

How do I use the meme generator?

You can draw, outline, or scribble on your meme using the panel just above the meme preview image. You can create "meme chains" of multiple images stacked vertically by adding new images with the "below current image" setting. . Can I use the generator for more than just memes? Yes! The Meme Generator is a flexible tool for many purposes.

How long have memes been around?

Memes have been around since long before the internet existed. In fact, they have been around since before Dawkins coined the term, showing up as early as 79 AD in a Pompeii ruin and as late as the 1970s, in graffiti. The Sator Square is a palindrome of the five words “SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS”—one on top of the next.