"countermeme" meaning in All languages combined

See countermeme on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: countermemes [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + meme. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|counter-|meme}} counter- + meme Head templates: {{en-noun}} countermeme (plural countermemes)
  1. A meme posted in opposition to or as a mockery of another meme.
    Sense id: en-countermeme-en-noun-aZglJbqt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter-

Inflected forms

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          "text": "But the GOP and its phalanxes were ready with a countermeme. Enter Unskewedpolls.com. That website, run by Dean Chambers, a Republican blogger and Romney supporter from Virginia, claims to correct polls that Chambers says give too much weight to Democratic votership. Six-point Obama leads turn into 7.8-point Romney leads.",
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