This week’s theme
There’s a word for it

This week’s words
cacoethes
refoulement
memetic
bimarian
graphomania

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(muh/mee/mi-MET-ik)

MEANING:

adjective: Relating to memes.

ETYMOLOGY:

From meme, from Greek mimeisthai (to imitate, copy). Earliest documented use: 1977.

USAGE:

“In Nov 2016, members of the 4chan community announced: ‘We actually elected a meme as president.’ ... [They] had channelled their combined memetic attacks to help elect a reality TV star to the highest office in the land. The nihilistic memes of Clown World had manifested in reality.”
Brian McGleenon; It’s a Doge-Eat-Doge World; The Independent (London, UK); Jan 13, 2022.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: