random memes from my phone pt.247 The term "meme" originally comes from the book The Selfish Gene by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, published in 1976. In the book, Dawkins used the word meme (derived from the Greek word mimema, meaning "imitated") to describe how ideas and cultural phenomena spread from one person to another, much like how genes pass from parent to child. In that sense, a meme could be anything from a fashion trend or catchphrase to religious beliefs or habits—any unit

Richard Dawkins on the 'Cultural Meme'

Richard Dawkins explains the real meaning of the word 'meme' | Richard Dawkins