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memetic hazard

memetic hazard noun: a sensory input that self-propagates, often causing adverse affects.

Noun

memetic hazard (plural memetic hazards)

  1. A sensory input that self-propagates, often causing adverse affects.
    • Warning. Unidentified object. Warning. Unknown hazard. Possible radiation hazard. Possible biohazard. Possible memetic hazard.2008 July 18, Sam Hughes, “halfway homes, catacombs, twilight zones”, in Fine Structure, retrieved 31 Aug 2020
    • (caution: TV Tropes is a recognized memetic hazard. Don't click the link unless you have a high resistance to interesting things and/or a day or two of spare time to kill)2009 December 22, Bryan Derksen, “The old "Galactic Federation" meme”, in rec.arts.sf.science (Usenet), message-ID <8HhYm.116799$gg6.81292@newsfe25.iad>

Forms of memetic hazard

pluralmemetic hazards

Questions about memetic hazard

What does memetic hazard mean?
Memetic hazard means a sensory input that self-propagates, often causing adverse affects.
What part of speech is memetic hazard?
Memetic hazard is a noun.
What is the plural of memetic hazard?
The plural of memetic hazard is memetic hazards.

Words near memetic hazard in the dictionary

  1. memesters
  2. memetic
  3. memetic algorithm
  4. memetic algorithms
  5. memetic engineering
  6. memetic hazard
  7. memetic hazards
  8. memetic warfare
  9. memetical
  10. memetically
  11. memeticist

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