Can I ask a question about "meme"?

[glarius]

I hope this is not a stupid question, but I see the word "meme" used here in DU occasionally and don't understand how it is being used...I know the word as a French word meaning "same", or "in the same way", or "as well as"....For instance "meme chose" in French means "same thing"....Can someone explain to me how you mean it in DU?.....Thanx!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. From Websters:

Main Entry: meme
Pronunciation: 'mEm
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of mimeme, from mim- (as in mimesis) + -eme
: an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture

[glarius]

3. Gotcha....thanx!

:)

[billyskank]

2. Meme as in memory

Something to make a thought stick in peoples' minds. Just as "spring forward, fall back" is a meme for helping one remember which way to put the clocks when the daylight saving time starts/ends.

[glarius]

5. Thanks..I'll remember next time I see it used in DU!

:)

[hfojvt]

6. I believe that is more of a mnemonic than a meme

although terms and phrases can spread like memes

[billyskank]

7. Aaaaaahh! You're right.

:)

[flakey_foont]

4. I believe the concept

originated with Richard Dawkins....do some googling on Richard Dawkins and you should be able to find some good info on "Memes"