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meme-speak en · NOUN

Etymology

From meme + -speak.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Speech or language associated with memes.
   • Her voice here is fully developed: She writes with an inimitable mix of force, lyricism and internet-honed humor. She is the only writer I’ve read who can incorporate meme-speak into her prose without losing face. 2019 August 4, Maggie Doherty, “Jia Tolentino on the ‘Unlivable Hell’ of the Web and Other Millennial Conundrums”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2019:
   • De-centered, Trumpish times — when every social norm seems to have been upended — have given Lipsyte plenty of satirical fodder. Indeed, the well is practically bottomless, and finding humor in it — that isn’t just meme-speak and Twitter zingers — is an accomplishment. 2019 January 11, Mark Athitakis, “Sam Lipsyte’s ‘Hark’ satirizes hucksters and the schlubs who love them”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Jan 2019:
   • The Skrillex track, “The Distance,” is an R&B; ballad with an electro-pop coating and a Ty Dolla $ign feature that sounds new, but old. The Blood Orange/Slick Rick collaboration “Giving Me Life” is like-minded, but clumsier, one of several songs that uses meme-speak to sound current but will sound dated in three months. 2018 November 20, Allison Stewart, “It’s Mariah Carey season, and ‘Caution’ is perfectly timed”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2018:
   • Katie Czarniecki Hill, 28, a program associate for Open Field who came up with the idea, thinks it is about time the cat video community joined forces IRL (“In Real Life” in meme-speak). 2012 July 11, Olivia B. Waxman, “Our Nominations for the Internet Cat Video Film Festival”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2012:
   • The comments on Nana’s posts, such as this dedication to her “supportive army of grandchildren learning how to cook together,” are filled with something that is decidedly different from the meme-speak that dominates many other corners of the internet: Can I become one of your grandchildren, I don’t have grandparents 2022 December 21, Hannah Giorgis, “To Grandmother’s TikTok We Go”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Dec 2022:
   • The boorish, antidemocratic fare seems unlikely to help him in the real world. But his outrageousness may serve him well in another sphere: “WE’RE DOMINATING [HARRIS] ON SOCIAL MEDIA,” Trump posted Wednesday. “WE’RE BEATING HER ‘LIKE A DRUM,” he continued, LIKE WE WILL BEAT HER ON NOVEMBER 5TH.” It’s a telling line: For all the meme-speak and social media savvy of the Harris campaign, Trump remains the online candidate. 2024 August 29, Eric Lutz, “Donald Trump Wants To Make The World A Right-Wing Meme”, in Radhika Jones, editor, Vanity Fair, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2024:
   • Dubbed “The Biles” it involves the 19-year-old completing two laid-out backflips with a half twist before landing on two feet and throwing her arms in the air in victory. Or in meme-speak, it involves her leaping into the stratosphere and rotating endlessly in her rightful place among the stars. 2016 August 19, Madison Malone Kircher, “The 10 Greatest Memes of the 2016 Rio Olympics, Ranked”, in Intelligencer, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2018:
   • In a helpful note from last year, Fitch says “high double leverage could signal difficulty in the [bank holding company] meeting its debt obligations without upstreaming capital from its operating subsidiaries.” But all of this largely backs up one broad view: Silicon Valley Bank’s profitability and now share price are becoming casualties of rising US interest rates. Or, to mangle a bank fundraising deck into meme-speak: SVB Financial’s “We have excellent capital and funding!” T-shirt has people asking lot of questions already answered by its shirt. 2023 March 9, Alexandra Scaggs, “Silicon Valley Tank(s)”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2023:

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