copypasta
noun
copy·pas·ta
ˈkä-pē-ˌpä-stə 
: data (such as a block of text) that has been copied and spread widely online
The tweet became a copypasta, and was shared and applied to movies, TV shows, musicals, songs, and books …—
Morgan Sung
Morgan SungCopypasta has been a major feature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the misinformation associated with it, often claiming to provide anonymously sourced "insider" information on how to treat, cure, or avoid the disease that is often incorrect and dangerous.—Alex Kasprak
Alex Kasprak… it is clear the meme is in the style of many other copypasta memes that make nonsensical comments with emojis randomly dispersed throughout …—Newsbusters.org
Newsbusters.orgExamples of copypasta in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
This definitely isn’t the first time a meaningless copypasta has spread on the social media site.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
Social media notices that make these kinds of claims are known as copypasta and have existed for at least a decade, according to Snopes.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
Recent breaking news events, including the death of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and the expulsion of Rep. George Santos from Congress, were broken to some people via horny copypasta, or long blocks of memeable text.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
While horny copypasta usually thrives during holidays, a swath of recent deaths and events have sent copypasta writers into overdrive.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2023
But about one minute after touching down in New Atlantis, Starfield’s copypasta Apple Store-aping metropolis, my character, William Regal, entered a crowded square.
—Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2023
Bouzy points to the YouTube comment sections underneath the official trailers for the Harry & Meghan series, where users have begun posting copypasta — a popular way to spam content by inundating it with similar messaging.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2022
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Reece Rogers, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
Social media notices that make these kinds of claims are known as copypasta and have existed for at least a decade, according to Snopes.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
Recent breaking news events, including the death of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and the expulsion of Rep. George Santos from Congress, were broken to some people via horny copypasta, or long blocks of memeable text.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
While horny copypasta usually thrives during holidays, a swath of recent deaths and events have sent copypasta writers into overdrive.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2023
But about one minute after touching down in New Atlantis, Starfield’s copypasta Apple Store-aping metropolis, my character, William Regal, entered a crowded square.
—Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2023
Bouzy points to the YouTube comment sections underneath the official trailers for the Harry & Meghan series, where users have begun posting copypasta — a popular way to spam content by inundating it with similar messaging.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2022
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“Copypasta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copypasta. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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