# How meme culture affects the way we talk

Posted on: 14-07-2024

I'm back with another blog today. However, today's topic will be something I've been thinking for a long time. One of my friends also requested me to write on this, so I thought it would be a good time to actually delve into this topic.

All of us, if not, many of us in today's day and age are familiar with memes. Google defines it as "an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations." However, given the impact of generations Z and alpha, surreal humor has taken a new shape. If you are unaware of surreal humor, it's basically humor without meaning. Like, random words that make no sense. Some examples would be "fanum tax" or "amogus". These words gain popularity somehow, and hell breaks loose. I belong to generation Z, and although 3-4 years ago I thought we had no future, now that I see generation alpha, I would like to argue otherwise.

Back in 2020, I would like to thank COVID for including words such as "sus" and "amogus" into my vocab. I was pretty lenient when it came to using these words in regular chattery, but I would still use them as meme factors. Like telling my friends about the "amogus disease" or the "amogus virus" and what not. However, even that falls short when we see the words that are used today. "Sigma", "Ohio", "Gyatt" are some of the words that come to my mind. I, personally, adored the word "sigma" when it came to my "productivity era", when the word was only related to like gym videos and what not. Oh, and how can we forget "skibidi"? That is one hellhole in and of itself. And the word "drip", to describe someone's outfit? Much like "Among Drip", shown below.



Children today love to use these words as part of their normal vocabulary, and I am very thankful to have friends that do not. Anyways, these words that emerged from meme culture have become a part of actual vocabulary and grammar. Yeah, "hangry" was a made-up word. But did you know "sus" is an officially recognised word now? Yeah, look it up.




Needless to say, not just specific words, our whole 'lingo' as a whole has been affected by meme culture, for the better, or for the worse. But, we surely can't deny its "contribution" to today's society, even if we want it or not.

Written by: Cosmo