I suppose the best we can do is let the memes themselves define what memes are. So here is 2024’s year in memes. Our favorite, the funniest, and for better or worse, the most pervasive.

The former Disney Channel star, best known for playing Matt McGuire on Lizzie McGuire, tells PEOPLE exclusively that he was ...

There are so many ways to say 'no,' from nicely to forcefully, but arguably the best way to say it is with a meme — the no meme.

Meme coins are often produced as a joke. But some have ballooned to enormous valuations, with liquid markets, celebrity endorsements and multibillion-dollar market caps.

Richard Dawkins has reflected on coining the term “meme”.. The word was first shared by the scientist in his 1972 bestselling book The Selfish Gene, where it referred to the self-replication of genes ...

To create “meme,” Dawkins shortened the Greek word “mimeme,” which means to mimic or imitate, modeling his new word on “gene.” It took some time before the term caught on in popular use.

The Rizz meme is a slang term that is short for “charisma,” more specifically referring to the ability of men to attract women. The word has spread and diversified across communities, catching ...

The Kamala Harris coconut tree meme, explained as best we can. Updated July 22, 2024 1:51 PM ET Originally published July 22, 2024 1:55 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. By .