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poast

poast is the obsolete form of post.

Meaning of post

Noun

post (plural posts)

  1. A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
    • ram a post into the ground
    1. A pole erected to mark a spot.
      • The posts mark the boundaries of the property.
    2. The stakes that mark the beginning or end of a horse race
    3. (obsolete) The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
      • when God ſends coyne,
        I will diſcharge your poaſt1600, Samuel Rowlands, The knauve of clubs
    4. A goalpost.
      • But they marginally improved after the break as Didier Drogba hit the post.2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC
    5. A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.

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Noun

poast (plural poasts)

  1. (Internet, humorous) A post on an internet site, especially associated with being terminally online or causing mischief.

Verb

poast (third-person singular simple present poasts, present participle poasting, simple past and past participle poasted)

  1. (humorous, transitive) To post on an internet site, especially with ironic or mischievous intent.
    Synonyms:
    shitpost

Synonyms of poast

Forms of poast

Noun
pluralpoasts
Verb
third-person singular presentpoasts
present participlepoasting
past participlepoasted
pastpoasted

Origin of poast

Phonetic spelling of English word post.

Probably first attested in c. early-2010s, but in common usage only as of the late 2010s. The spelling variant seems unexplained and may just be fanciful, or deliberately childish (compare memes like fren and groyper).

Questions about poast

What does poast mean?
Poast means a post on an internet site, especially associated with being terminally online or causing mischief.
What is poast the obsolete form of?
Poast is the obsolete form of post.
What part of speech is poast?
Poast can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of poast?
The plural of poast is poasts.

Words near poast in the dictionary

  1. POAPs
  2. Poarch
  3. Poarches
  4. Poarta
  5. poas
  6. poast
  7. poasted
  8. poasting
  9. poasts
  10. poataniwha
  11. Poatina

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Adapted from Wiktionary: poast (page history and authors); post (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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