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(n.) a meme that is overused to the extent where it is no longer considered comic worthy to the more mature culture of memes.
Pepe the Frog has become so common on the internet it has become a dead meme rage comics are considered to be the deadest memes on the internet for their child friendliness
A dead meme means that a meme gets way too overused to the point it gets overrated.
Example #1: Random Person #1: Do you know da wae? Random Person #2: The Ugandan Knuckles is a dead meme. Example #2: Random Person #1: The Duolingo Owl is hunting on you because you didn't learn your Spanish lesson today. Random Person #2: Stop with the "Duolingo Owl" thing, that meme is dead already.
a really crusty unlikeable meme
person: ay man did you see this pepe meme? me: ew no man that's a dead meme
The absolute cancer of the internet
Rage guy became a dead meme after it started appearing on t-shirts
A meme that has become irrelevant or unfunny, often due to age or overly cringeworthy use. A Dead Meme does not have to be old; many people still continue to make Shrek jokes despite the many years since original thread. Often times a Dead Meme can be revived, if only self-referential, or satirical. If not, it can be considered quite annoying for a Dead Meme to be used.
Person 1: Hey, remember that turning around dramatic chipmunk thing? Person 2: Yeah, it's such a dead meme. Person 1: I heard it got on the front page of imgur the other day. *** Person 1: Ain't nobody got time fo-- Person 2: No, stop. Person 2: That meme is dead as fuck.
A Meme that has been overused to the point where it is no longer used or is used by out of touch normies and/or millennials. Examples are "deez nuts," "21," "Damn Daniel," "what are those," and "Doge," to name a few.
Person 1: DEEZ NUTS LOL 21 21 XD Person 2: Stop using dead memes you sad uncultured man.