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shitpost

Syllables: shit·postUK/ˈʃɪtpəʊst//ˈʃɪtpoʊst/

shitpost noun: a worthless or superficially meaningless post on a message board, newsgroup, or other online discussion platform, often intended to derail or distract from relevant conversation.

Noun

shitpost (plural shitposts)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, vulgar) A worthless or superficially meaningless post on a message board, newsgroup, or other online discussion platform, often intended to derail or distract from relevant conversation.
    • BTW, that was an extremely annoying SHITpost. If you want to send people ecrypted messages why don't you try direct e-mail?1994 July 16, Psyched, “RE:pbmtofig1.0.tar.Z”, in comp.graphics (Usenet), retrieved 11 Jan 2018, message-ID <925.47617813.InfoPort@infoport.com>
    • How is it, all you *would be* flame *specialists*, have to bring a sexual dimension into your shitpost.1996 October 29, BINKy [username], “Re: I'm getting bored”, in alt.life.sucks (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    funpost, poast, trashpost
    Antonyms:
    effortpost
  2. (Internet, humorous, vulgar) A seemingly worthless or superficially meaningless image, video or piece of text posted to a social media platform that is intended to be humorously or ironically enjoyed.

Verb

shitpost (third-person singular simple present shitposts, present participle shitposting, simple past and past participle shitposted or shatposted)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, vulgar) To make a shitpost.
    • I agree with you. No moderated group. But I still think we have to get all that shitposting out of the group. Ignoring them is ok, not crossposting too (deleting the other recipients), but what do we do with the rec.football and skaterpeople if they go further with crossposting to this group? Do I...1998 March 31, Christian Noli, “Re: NO, NO, A THOUSAND TIMES, NO!!!! Re: Making this a moderated newsgroup”, in alt.fan.kate-winslet (Usenet), retrieved 11 Jan 2018, message-ID...
    • Maybe you should read the whole fucking thread before posting such crap! There are arguments against top or bottom posting...even if after reading the thread you decide to keep shitposting, you should not say its trivial!2002 July 26, Patrick Heinze, “Re: OT -- Posting”, in alt.games.half-life.counterstrike (Usenet)

Examples of shitpost in a sentence

  • Every time you see a "here's how to get rich" shitpost, put some cash in the bank.2001 January 27, Eddie, “But this is better”, in alt.tv.simpsons (Usenet):
  • It'll make the newsgroups much easier to navigate when you don't see shitposts all over the place.2008 November 12, CHUCK_key, “Re: 145 days of Nostra”, in alt.music.judas-priest (Usenet):
  • But I still think we have to get all that shitposting out of the group.1998 March 31, Christian Noli, “Re: NO, NO, A THOUSAND TIMES, NO!!!! Re: Making this a moderated newsgroup”, in alt.fan.kate-winslet...
  • ..and I'm just musing that you taxpayers in the United States are now paying me to shitpost on alt.slack.2008 January 24, Two Beans [username], “So I'm sitting here at work with nothing to do...”, in alt.slack (Usenet):

Synonyms of shitpost

Antonyms

Forms of shitpost

Noun
pluralshitposts
Verb
third-person singular presentshitposts
present participleshitposting
past participleshitposted
pastshitposted
past participleshatposted
pastshatposted

Origin of shitpost

From shit + -post.

Words formed from shitpost

Questions about shitpost

What does shitpost mean?
Shitpost means a worthless or superficially meaningless post on a message board, newsgroup, or other online discussion platform, often intended to derail or distract from relevant conversation.
How do you use shitpost in a sentence?
Every time you see a "here's how to get rich" shitpost, put some cash in the bank.
What part of speech is shitpost?
Shitpost can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce shitpost?
Shitpost is pronounced /ˈʃɪtpoʊst/ (US).
What is the plural of shitpost?
The plural of shitpost is shitposts.

Words near shitpost in the dictionary

  1. shitpile
  2. shitpiles
  3. shitpiss
  4. shitpit
  5. shitpits
  6. shitpost
  7. shitposted
  8. shitposter
  9. shitposters
  10. shitposting
  11. shitposts

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