Memefounded?
Ready for inclusion in the OED:Part of Speech: Adjective
Pronunciation: mi:m-ˈfaʊn-dɪd Definition: 1. Affected with sudden and great confusion as a result of contact with an Internet meme or Internet memes 2. Lacking in understanding of Internet memes, often as a result of generational difference and/or disinclination to engage with the memescape Etymology: A fusion of the words meme and founded, memefounded has origins in the Greek mimema “something imitated” and the Latin fundere “to pour” and echoes its cognate confounded. Example Sentence: The digital content on the UC Berkeley Memes for Edgy Teens Facebook page leaves many Boomer, GenX, and even Millennial faculty, staff, and others memefounded. Memefounded fills a niche created by the Internet, bringing attention to generational differences in culture and hopefully inspiring more Boomer, GenX, and Millennial Bears to wade into the digital waters and study memes, as we do in my CWR4B course: The Meme and the Human: Digital Literacies. |
Already on a tea mug
I imagine someone seeing a Gru’s Plan meme and telling a friend, “I’m memefounded!” Then they check it out at Know Your Meme or elsewhere, starting a dialogue that we so need with Gen Z. Memes can memefound.
The SLC Writing Program invited campus to participate in an initiaffair! celebrating Berkeley’s 150th birthday by creating a Fiat Luxicon: 150 neologisms reflecting the campus’ legacy of ingenuity and creativity. Memefounded was one selected. Proudly, as memefound, this neologism is also listed in the Urban Dictionary. |