But believe it or not, memes aren’t a recent cultural phenomenon. In fact, the word “meme” itself is rooted in Greek, meaning “that which is imitated.” And imitated they are. Memes are ...

“Absolute unit” likely became a meme because one would normally expect a tweet spotlighting a fat person to be critical, yet the caption — the word ... a cute or funny moment, the larger ...

Michael Godwin, the man who first applied the word meme to internet behavior ... without having to go to the trouble of being funny. Harambe eventually wound its way into the periphery of the ...

Two-dimensional funny pictures that initially started with pop culture have evolved into the internet's universal language. From a cute dog tongue-twister meme to a clever play on words ...

"We often associate the word meme with funny pictures on the internet, but I definitely think there’s so much more.” Biologist and author Richard Dawkins is often attributed with coining the ...

Funny memes may help people cope with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, making viewers feel calmer and more content, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.