Meme vs. Chestnut — What's the Difference?

A meme ( MEEM) 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. A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme.

The chestnuts are a group of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family Fagaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

An element of a culture or system of behaviour passed from one individual to another by imitation or other non-genetic means.

A glossy hard brown edible nut which develops within a bristly case and which may be roasted and eaten.

An image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations.

The large European tree that produces the edible chestnut, with serrated leaves and heavy timber.

A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

A small horny patch on the inside of each of a horse's legs.

An image or short video clip, often accompanied by a humorous saying or popular catchphrase, that is transmitted virally, especially on social media.

Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Castanea native to northern temperate regions, having alternate simple toothed leaves, and nuts that are enclosed in a prickly husk.

A humorous saying or popular catchphrase that is transmitted virally, especially as a caption for such an image or video clip.

The often edible nut of any of these trees.

(originally) Any unit of (originally cultural) information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.

The wood of any of these trees.

(Internet) Media, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, such as basic pictures, video templates, etc.

Any of several other plants, such as the horse chestnut.

(Internet) A specific instance of a meme, such as an image macro or a video, often with humorous superimposed text.

A moderate to deep reddish brown.

Something not to be taken seriously; a joke.

A reddish-brown horse.

Granny; nana

A small hard callus on the inner surface of a horse's foreleg.

To create and use humorous memes.

An old, frequently repeated joke, story, or song.

To turn into a meme; to use a meme, especially to achieve a goal in real life.

Of a moderate to deep reddish brown.

To joke around.

A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.

A cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one generation to another by nongenetic means (as by imitation);

A nut of this tree or shrub.

(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.

A reddish-brown horse.

(uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.

(figurative) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").

A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.

(UK) The horse-chestnut.

Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.

The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesce) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur.

The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc.

A bright brown color, like that of the nut.

The horse chestnut (often so used in England).

One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals.

An old joke or story.

Of or pertaining of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls.

Wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

Any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur

Edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

A small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg

A dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse

Used of hair; of a golden brown to reddish brown color;