What is a meme?

The term “meme” was created by Richard Dawkins, a biologist. Richard Dawkins first used the word in his 1976 work The Selfish Gene.

“A Meme is a virally sent picture decorated with messages, generally sharing pointed analysis on social images, social thoughts, or current events. A meme is basically a photograph or video, or it can be a block of text about a specific topic.”

In short words, we can define a meme as-

“A piece of media, frequently amusing, that spreads quickly through the web.”
A decent meme should be short, clever, interesting, relatable, and unique. The more a meme is spread, the greater the social impact it has.