went 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.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of go viral
Cite this entry
APA

went viral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/went%20viral

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: went viral on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.