Meme - Wikipedia Search domain en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme A meme (/ m iː m / MEEM) is an idea, behavior, or style that becomes a fad and spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme. A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals ...