memelord

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Etymology

From meme +‎ -lord.

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Noun

memelord (plural memelords)

  1. (Internet slang) A person known for creating or distributing memes (usually humorous material copied and circulated online).
    • 2016 September, The Raven Review, page 3:
      RYAN CHONG Editor & Journalist - Recipe A quirky student who likes food and bubbletea during the day but a punny memelord at night :)
    • 2018, Riley Redgate, Final Draft, Abrams, →ISBN:
      “Jesus,” Hannah said, “this memelord in my bio class keeps saying that. Is it from something?” “Oh, yeah, you've got to watch it,” Sebastian said.
    • 2021 May 7, Taylor Lorenz, “Elon Musk: Memelord or Meme Lifter?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      Elon Musk: Memelord or Meme Lifter? [headline]
    • 2021 May 21, Nick Bilton, “Inside the Rise and Fall (and Rise and Fall) of Shit Coins”, in Vanity Fair:
      Which is why it’s easy to understand the draw, particularly when it’s fed by an army of meme lords on Reddit, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Telegram, promising that this is the next big opportunity in crypto.
    • 2022 April 29, Ezra Klein, “Elon Musk Might Break Twitter. Maybe That’s a Good Thing.” (14:17 from the start), in The Ezra Klein Show (podcast), spoken by Felix Salmon:
      Yeah, this is what’s known as the Elon Musk memelord thesis, basically. And he is the uber memelord. And he can move things like Dogecoin just by tweeting.

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