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Meme vs. Gif

Meme and Gif Definitions

Meme

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.

Gif

A raster-based format for storing files of color graphics.

Meme

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

Gif

An image or animated clip recorded in such a format.

Meme

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

Gif

Alternative case form of GIF
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Meme

(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.

Gif

Alternative case form of GIF

Meme

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

Gif

If.

Meme

(Internet) A specific instance of a meme, such as an image macro or a video, often with humorous superimposed text.
This meme generator lets you make your own memes by adding a caption to existing images, or by uploading your own image.
I'm always posting memes on the groupchat.

Gif

The Graphics Interchange Format, one of the most popular standardized formats for storing graphic data in binary computer files. The standard has been revised several times, and includes provisions for interlacing and animating images. Its disadvantage is that it can store only 256 colors. Compare JPEG.
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Meme

Something not to be taken seriously; a joke.
It's a meme degree, you know. Good luck getting a job from that.
Jogging is a meme.

Gif

An image stored in GIF{1} format, or the file in which the image is stored; as, he sent three GIF's with lovely pictures of his children.

Meme

Granny; nana

Meme

To create and use humorous memes.

Meme

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

Meme

To joke around.
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Meme

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

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