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meme magic

meme magic noun: the (supposedly supernatural) power of Internet memes to have a meaningful impact on the real world when used en masse in a targeted way.

Noun

meme magic (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, humorous) The (supposedly supernatural) power of Internet memes to have a meaningful impact on the real world when used en masse in a targeted way.
    • The site confirms that in 2016, ‘moderator TehDonald [sic] of the /r/the_donald subreddit submitted a post promoting … Nimble America, remarking that the community had “proven that shitposting is powerful and meme magic is real.” Meanwhile, Redditor NimbleRichMan [i.e., Luckey] submitted a...2017 June 19, T. J. Coles, President Trump, Inc.: How Big Business and Neoliberalism Empower Populism and the Far-right, Clairview Books, →ISBN, page 88
    • As activists interested in generating a wedge between American Muslims and the LGBT community argued, “meme magic is real boys, so spread this meme. Drive this wedge” (Lyons 2017). The implication of this was that support for Trump did not mean liking the guy; it meant supporting his candidacy...2018 December 11, Julie A. Webber, The Joke Is on Us: Political Comedy in (Late) Neoliberal Times, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 307

Examples of meme magic in a sentence

  • As activists interested in generating a wedge between American Muslims and the LGBT community argued, “meme magic is real boys, so spread this meme.2018 December 11, Julie A. Webber, The Joke Is on Us: Political Comedy in (Late) Neoliberal Times, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 307:
  • Meme magic—the half-joking idea that Donald Trump could be “memed” into victory through judicious 4chan shitposting—became part of the site's rhetorical landscape.2020 June 16, Tara Isabella Burton, Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

Origin of meme magic

From meme + magic.

Questions about meme magic

What does meme magic mean?
Meme magic means the (supposedly supernatural) power of Internet memes to have a meaningful impact on the real world when used en masse in a targeted way.
How do you use meme magic in a sentence?
As activists interested in generating a wedge between American Muslims and the LGBT community argued, “meme magic is real boys, so spread this meme.
What part of speech is meme magic?
Meme magic is a noun.

Words near meme magic in the dictionary

  1. memductance
  2. memductances
  3. meme
  4. meme coin
  5. meme coins
  6. meme magic
  7. meme on
  8. meme pool
  9. meme pools
  10. meme speak
  11. meme stock

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