meme
mēm/Submit
noun
noun: meme; plural noun: memes
an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.
a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc. that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users.
Origin
1970s: from Greek mimēma ‘that which is imitated,’ on the pattern of gene .