Constantly evolving social phenomenon (4)

I believe the answer is:

meme

(Other definitions for meme that I've seen before include "Cultural feature passed on by imitation" , "Concept that spreads rapidly on the Internet" , "online phenomenon" , "Behavioural trait" , "Image etc. that spreads rapidly on the Internet" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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