The Most-read WIRED Culture Stories of 2017
The Most-read WIRED Culture Stories of 2017
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January 2, 20186m 35s
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Show Notes
Earlier this year, WIRED published a story that asked a question that seemed to encapsulate internet culture in 2017: What does 'covfefe' mean? The nonsense term was tweeted out by President Donald Trump, and the internet went into a fit trying to define it. As WIRED culture writer Angela Watercutter wrote, "Nearly every great meme starts with an obscure word, hashtag, or image that is then granted humor based on what the internet does with it.
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