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I'd love to see you define the word "meme" without looking anything up.
If we're talking about the traditional definition its about the viral spreading of concepts and ideas through cultural or generational traditions.
If we're talking about the modern internet context it tends to be a picture or a visual reference that either attempts to get a joke across or spread a political message through satire. I consider pictures of cats edited to do human things a kind of funny picture and so I interpret it as a meme. Does that satisfy you?
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