Meaning & use
memeification
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Meanings
noununcountableinformal
The process by which an image, phrase, or event is turned into a meme and spread widely online.
Grammar: Uncountable; used with 'the' or without an article. Not used with 'a' or in the plural.
Patterns
- the memeification of something
- memeification of a moment
- undergo memeification
The memeification of the politician's speech happened within hours.
Social media has accelerated the memeification of everyday moments.
The memeification of that viral video turned it into a global joke.
noununcountableinformal
The state or result of being widely shared and imitated as an internet meme.
Grammar: Often used after 'through' or 'by' to describe how something spreads.
Patterns
- through memeification
- achieve memeification
- spread by memeification
The song gained fame through memeification on TikTok.
The phrase achieved memeification after being used in a popular sketch.
The image spread by memeification across multiple platforms.
Common combinations
- the memeification of
- The memeification of the debate clip made it hard to take seriously.
- rapid memeification
- The rapid memeification of the news story surprised even the journalists.
- undergo memeification
- Many political gaffes undergo memeification within minutes.
- memeification process
- The memeification process often strips context from the original event.
Synonyms and how they differ
- viralization
- Viralization means spreading quickly online, but it doesn't necessarily involve becoming a meme; memeification specifically means turning into a meme.
- internet fame
- Internet fame is broader and can include becoming famous for any reason; memeification focuses on the meme format.
Word family
Commonly confused: memeification or memorization?
memeification vs memorization
Memorization is the act of learning something by heart; memeification is about turning something into an internet meme. They sound somewhat similar but mean very different things.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'memeification' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Memeification refers to something becoming a meme, so the cat video becoming famous worldwide fits. Option 1 is wrong because memeification is not a subject to study. Option 2 is wrong because buildings are not memeified in this sense. Option 3 is wrong because memeification is not a written work.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “memeification”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.