meme on
C1 slang inseparable transitive
In simple words
Make jokes about someone using internet memes, or keep sharing funny images that mock a particular person.
Literal meaning: To use memes as a tool and keep doing it 'on' a target — 'on' suggests continuing focus on a subject.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
To continuously make or spread internet memes mocking or making fun of a particular person, brand, or topic.
"After that embarrassing press conference, the whole internet was memeing on him for weeks."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Very contemporary internet slang, primarily used by younger generations on social media platforms. Not standardly attested as a fixed phrasal verb and may be considered an emerging or nonce formation. Primarily used in online communities such as Reddit, Twitter/X, and TikTok. May have a playful or aggressive tone depending on context.
Commonly used with
Twitter Reddit internet online someone relentlessly
Forms
Base
meme on
I/you/we/they
3rd person
memes on
he/she/it
Past simple
memed on
yesterday
Past participle
memed on
have + pp
-ing form
meming on
continuous
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Synonyms
mock online roast make memes about internet-shame target with memes
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