In this era of social media, you see memes everywhere. Be it Instagram or Facebook, you will find memes everywhere. Especially when there is an event, the memes related to it go viral on social media. But have you ever tried to know which was the first meme in the world? Let us answer this question today.
What is the world’s first meme?
In the picture above, you will see two cartoons. It was posted on the social media platform X, which was earlier known as Twitter, in the year 2018. After the post, this picture went viral and people started saying that it was the world’s first meme.
Who made it?
According to BBC report, in 1921 it was published in The Judge, a satirical magazine published by the University of Iowa. On one side of this picture is a beautiful cartoon, below which is written that when a flash light falls on you, you think you will look like this. On the other hand, the other picture is ugly and below it is written that in reality you look like this in the flash light.
Was this really the first meme?
There is no solid basis for this. Actually, such memes were published even before this meme. From 1919 to 1959, such sketches were seen a lot in comics. Especially the comics published by the University of Wisconsin. This is the reason why this picture posted on X cannot be called the world’s first MEME on solid grounds.
what does the word meme mean
Let us tell you, the word meme is an abbreviation of the ancient Greek word ‘mimema’. In Hindi, it means to copy or imitate. However, in the present times, meme has become a way to present any picture or article in a satirical way on social media. Recently, most of the memes went viral on social media regarding matters related to the Cricket World Cup.
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