Meme vs. Gif

Meme vs. Gif — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Meme and Gif

Memenoun

Any unit of 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.

Gifnoun

alternative case form of GIF

Memenoun

Something, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, including quizzes, basic pictures, video templates etc.

Gifverb

alternative case form of GIF

Memenoun

A myth circulating as truth; something ineffective presented as effective, or similar.

it’s a meme degreejogging is a meme

Memeverb

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

to meme into existence
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Memeverb

(internet slang) To joke around.

I thought you guys were just memeing

Memenoun

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);

memes are the cultrual counterpart of genes