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(already in use with a different def.)
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==About==
 
==About==
A [[memephrase]] is a phrase that carries with it an argument of sufficient surface credibility that it is widely circulated and hence becomes a [[meme]].
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A [[meme phrase]] is any ordered group of words (i.e. phrase) which become widely circulated without an active campaign to promote it, thus demonstrating [[meme]]tic survival traits.
==Notes==
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The word "memephrase" seems to have acquired another meaning in popular culture; I should probably come up with something else -- maybe my first thought, which was [[argument in a box]].
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* An [[argument in a box]] is a particular type of meme phrase which implies a [[logical argument]] without actually stating it.
==Related==
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==Links==
* [[Special:SearchByProperty/Thing-20type/Memephrase|memephrase list]]
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* {{!in|wikipedia}}: no information as of 2012-12-15
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A meme phrase is any ordered group of words (i.e. phrase) which become widely circulated without an active campaign to promote it, thus demonstrating memetic survival traits.

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