Question of the Day #627

There’s a reason Porter’s confrontations frequently go viral on social media. She gets it.

From the 10th paragraph of this article at The Washington Post.

上記の文で、go viralの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "go viral" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔インターネットや口コミで情報が〕急速に広まる［拡散する・伝播する］、バズる

Answer

According to the Collins Dictionary:

If a video, image, or story goes viral, it spreads quickly and widely on the Internet through social media and e-mail.

Examples

• Their amazing video of the project has now gone viral with millions of views.
• Footage of the candidate's off-color remarks went viral within minutes.
• At that point his story went viral, prompting a new flood of donations. The Sun (2014)
• His fundraising total now stands at almost 3million after his story went viral and gained support from a host of celebrities. The Sun (2014)
• Footage showing the mayor being hauled off by police, some of them wearing masks, quickly went viral on social media. Times, Sunday Times (2015)

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