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Post memes here.
A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.
An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.
Laittakaa meemejä tänne.
Is it cap because of capslock or what is the origin?
It's believed to have been a part of black American slang for decades, possibly from the term "high-capping" which essentially means bragging. Rapper E-40 used the term in his 1995 song "Da Bumble".
https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/08/some-history-meanings-of-african.html?m=1#:~:text=%20to%20believe.-,%22no%20cap,about%20something%20hard%20to%20believe
Thanks for the explanation and link!
"Cap" is short for "captions", in reference to people lying in the captions of their social media posts.
That’s not true