I’d like to begin by saying I’m no linguist. However, I’ve come to notice that memes and expressions are pretty similar.

  • Expressions are sentences (or sometimes just words) that are repeated, with their own meaning and backstory.

  • Internet memes can be an image, a sentence or a behaviour that is spread through the internet.

I know it can easily be explained by the fact that cultures spread, but it’s more the repetitive nature of both that got me curious. Are they related in some way?

  • Lvxferre [he/him]M
    2·
    17 days ago

    Most of those aren’t expressions because they’re typically a single word each. They’re instead neologisms (skibidi, rizz), interdialectal borrowings (gyatt - it’s from AAVE, but apparently used even in other dialects), or giving a new meaning to an old word (Ohio).

    I guess they could be also considered internet memes? I’m not sure.

    I’m also really sorry about this 😅

    Don’t feel sorry for that. This comm is about language and its science, and this includes the relation between linguistic phenomena (like expressions) and other stuff, so your question is completely on-topic.