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Contiluo Posted 15 years ago
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Went viral
I read a piece of news from the New York Times as following. However, I was confused by the idiom "went viral." What does it mean?
A few days before a coalition of Western and Arab powers began air attacks to defend Libyan rebels under siege by Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi's forces, a revealing video on YouTube went viral.
A few days before a coalition of Western and Arab powers began air attacks to defend Libyan rebels under siege by Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi's forces, a revealing video on YouTube went viral.
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Hi, It's a failrly new bit of internet slang. It means something posted on the internet became wildly popular. A few people saw it and recommended it to their friends, The friends recommended it to their friends, And so on.
- Hi, It's a failrly new bit of internet slang.
- It means something posted on the internet became wildly popular.
- A few people saw it and recommended it to their friends, The friends recommended it to their friends, And so on.
- And so on.
- Its popularity spread like a virus.
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Hi,
It's a failrly new bit of internet slang.
It means something posted on the internet became wildly popular.
A few people saw it and recommended it to their friends,
The friends
It's a failrly new bit of internet slang.
It means something posted on the internet became wildly popular.
A few people saw it and recommended it to their friends,
The friends
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