I wouldn't say it's a meme, it's just a convenient shorthand for "I'm not overly familiar with the domain, please help me understand".
No need to overthink it.
No need to overthink it.
"A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that becomes a fad and spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme."
Contrary to what Internet would like us to believe, a " meme" is not a picture of a cat with some written words around it.