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dank meme en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From dank (“awesome”) + meme.

Meanings

1. (Internet, ironic, often, slang) An Internet meme with a humorously tongue-in-cheek tone derived from gaudy or surreal aesthetics.
   • Born too late to explore the Earth; born too soon to explore the galaxy; born just in time to browse dank memes
   • I should warn you that I could not identify a ‘dank meme’ if the fate of the working class depended on it and that I shall not be ‘shipping’ Lenin and Trotsky. If I tried to speak your marvellous language, I would produce sentences like, […] 2017, Helen Razer, Total Propaganda: Basic Marxist Brainwashing for the Angry and the Young, Allen & Unwin, →ISBN:
2. (Internet, derogatory, slang) A usually overused meme, especially one which is overly ironic or offensive; a meme which is popular among unfavorable circles.

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