diff --git a/entries/meme plague.txt b/entries/meme plague.txt index 8744936..5bc7f31 100644 --- a/entries/meme plague.txt +++ b/entries/meme plague.txt @@ -1,10 +1,5 @@ meme plague -n. The spread of a successful but pernicious meme , esp. one that -parasitizes the victims into giving their all to propagate it. Astrology, -BASIC, and the other guy's religion are often considered to be examples. -This usage is given point by the historical fact that joiner ideologies like -Naziism or various forms of millennarian Christianity have exhibited -plague-like cycles of exponential growth followed by collapses to small -reservoir populations. - +Also see viral, faradize. n. The spread of a successful meme, often +via social network or chat systems. Another common term for a meme +plague is "going viral". \ No newline at end of file