memery

See also: Memery

English

Etymology

meme +‎ -ery

Noun

memery (uncountable)

1. (Internet slang) The distribution of memes (usually humorous material copied and circulated online).
   • 1998 November 9, James Kibo Parry, “what do we want poll”, in alt.religion.kibology‎^[1] (Usenet):

     However, I would like to suggest that option 5, MORE MEMERY, would make alt.religion.kibology a better place. EVERYONE, MAKE UP MORE MEMES, WE MUST INCREASE OUR ROBUST EXPORTS OF NEOLOGIC MEMERY!

   • 2014, Christopher Schaberg, Robert Bennett, Deconstructing Brad Pitt, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN, page 133:

     For example, “Memery: imitation, memory, and internet culture” at Massachusetts Museum of Modern Art in North ... A very comprehensive list of Ryan Gosling memes can be seen at http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/hey_girl_i_know_  ...

   • 2018 November 27, tmc...@gmail.com, “SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg's legacy lives on in countless internet memes”, in alt.tv.nickelodeon‎^[2] (Usenet):

     "Figuring out why the internet grew attached to SpongeBob is like trying to figure out why the internet likes (or dislikes) anything. It just happens. But something about Hillenburg's show proved irresistible to memery. The show’s characters—and its titular hero specifically—are expressive enough to communicate a mood in a single frame. The show's wholesome, if slyly subversive, tone makes recontextualizing those faces all the funnier."