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textpost

textpost noun: a post on a social media platform consisting largely or entirely of text.

Noun

textpost (plural textposts)

  1. A post on a social media platform consisting largely or entirely of text.
    • While links, textposts, and videos were more often direct posts than reshares, there were still sizable portions of links and videos that were reshared content.2012, Jennifer M. Young, "Political Conversations on Facebook: An Exploration of Practices", thesis submitted to George University, page 90
    • Conceptually, linguistically, Tumblr textpost discourse doesn't translate well to outside life - you don't, or at least didn't, win friends with Meyer-Briggs personality scores, Harry Potter headcanon, or soft grunge.2014, Zoe Kilbourn, "PSA, UWU: Tumblr, Gender, and Gaga", Pelican (University of Western Australia), Volume 85, Edition 6, circa September 2014, page 9

Forms of textpost

pluraltextposts

Origin of textpost

From text + post.

Questions about textpost

What does textpost mean?
Textpost means a post on a social media platform consisting largely or entirely of text.
What part of speech is textpost?
Textpost is a noun.
What is the plural of textpost?
The plural of textpost is textposts.

Words near textpost in the dictionary

  1. textonyms
  2. textorial
  3. textpert
  4. textphone
  5. textphones
  6. textpost
  7. textposts
  8. textrine
  9. texts
  10. textshop
  11. textshops

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