1. What does it mean?

밈 is the Korean rendering of 'meme.' In everyday online discussion it often refers to a shared joke or recognizable format that spreads through imitation and variation.

Also written or said as mim

2. The nuance

A 밈 is not limited to an image with text on it; a catchphrase, edit style, or repeated action can also work as one. Understanding the reference may require community context.

3. Examples

“같은 문장에 단어만 바꾸는 밈이 우리 단톡에서 돌고 있어.”

A meme where you swap one word in the same sentence is going around our group chat.

“밈의 원래 맥락을 모르고 써서 뜻을 다시 찾아봤어.”

I used the meme without knowing its original context, so I looked it up again.

Related words

Sources

mediahub.seoul.go.kr

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