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memedom

memedom noun: the state or quality of being a meme.

Noun

memedom (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being a meme.
    • And now, a week after his death, the quirkier side of the Internet is coming forward: the best Jackson lyrics about pets, the top 10 Jackson outfits, the best Jackson moonwalks. And onward to memedom.2009, Joshua Errett, “The Jackson five”, in Now, Toronto, Volume 28, Number 44, 29 June - 6 July 2009
    • But Gosling, in his memedom, is too much of an underdog hero to become People's "sexiest man." While Gosling actually seems kind of bland in real life save for his put-upon Brando accent and his nobility on the streets of New York, on the Internet he's a feminist, a lawyer, even a typographer.2012 November 14, Esther Zuckerman, “Why Ryan Gosling Should Never Be the 'Sexiest Man Alive'”, in The Atlantic Wire
  2. The world of memes.
    • In celebration of all the treasured gems that are internet memedom, a group of Harvard folks are throwing what’s bound to blow up into the the^([sic]) biggest nerdfest outside of a Star Trek Convention.2007 December 7, Jenna Wortham, “Famous Internet Memes to Gather at ROFLCon 2008”, in Wired
    • An inventive joke born of Internet memedom.2012 March 28, Katherine Boyle, “Peeps Show VI: Power to the Peeps”, in The Washington Post

Origin of memedom

From meme + -dom.

Questions about memedom

What does memedom mean?
Memedom means the state or quality of being a meme.
What part of speech is memedom?
Memedom is a noun.

Words near memedom in the dictionary

  1. memeably
  2. memecoin
  3. memecoins
  4. memed
  5. memed on
  6. memedom
  7. memefication
  8. memehood
  9. memeification
  10. memeifications
  11. memeified

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