going viral

A form of go viral — To be rapidly and frequently shared, especially through social media, but (with retroactive application to pre-internet occurrences) also via gossip or as a collective response to broadcasting or widespread print circulation.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of go viral
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going viral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/going%20viral

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“going viral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/going%20viral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “going viral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/going%20viral.

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