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Various meta memes exist that make use of the word meme or memes within their own memes.

Meme Lord / Meme Master

Meme Lord is an internet slang term used to refer to someone who shows a strong passion for memes. The alternate term Meme Master is often used as a synonym. Meme Master was first used on March 2nd, 2006, by user Duffergeek on his blog. In his post titled C’est la même meme he posts various facts about himself and near the end says “1. Leslie – Go Go Meme Master!”


Cartoon image of hands holding the book, How To Become Meme Lord in Less Thank 20 Minutes

Memeing

Memeing is an internet slang verb that means to create or spread a meme. In 2013, the verb evolved to also mean communicating through memes. On May 3rd, 1996, Matthew Aaron Taylor first used the term memeing in the title Fiction, AL, and the Memeing of Life for an online article about memes on the site Telepolis.


Funny picture of when memeing goes wrong

Meme Overload

Meme Overload is internet slang which indicates that multiple internet meme references have been made. It often refers to images and videos, but can also be seen as a subgenre of online remix culture largely driven by the hyperinflation of online media and in-jokes in general.


authentic meme overload

Meme Magic

Meme Magic is a slang term used to describe the hypothetical power of sorcery and voodoo supposedly derived from certain internet memes that can transcend the realm of cyberspace and result in real life consequences. Since its coinage on the imageboard 8chan, the fictitious concept has gained popularity on 4chan’s /pol/ (politically incorrect) board and been heavily associated with several in-jokes and shitposting fads on the site, including Ebola-chan, Baneposting, and Donald Trump.


Meme magic of Pepe the frog pyramid, Arabic style mystical writing, a rainbow trail and a QR Code style graphic

Dank Memes

Dank Memes is an ironic expression used to mock online viral media and in-jokes that have exhausted their comedic value to the point of being trite or cliché. In this context, the word “dank,” originally coined as a term for high quality marijuana, is satirically used as a synonym for “cool.”


Meme about being born too late to explore the world, too early to explore the galaxy, just in time to explore dank memes

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