shitpost

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verb

shit·​post ˈshit-ˌpōst 

shitposted; shitposting; shitposts

transitive + intransitive

vulgar

: to post something online (such as a comment, video, or meme) that is deliberately absurd, provocative, or offensive

"That's when I started shitposting—posting the most terrible things I could. …"

—Trevor Bazile

… loves to shitpost, stir up controversy …

—Charlie Warzel

Though we're sure the electronic duo expected the news to prompt … excitement, it has instead become an excuse for the masses to shitpost about the band with a slew of creative insults.

—Jacob Uitti

I wasn't really aware of the song's existence until someone posted the lyrics to the track on Twitter. I assumed they were shitposting. Making it all up …

—Zack Zwiezen

In a world where celebrities are part of the same bubbling social media morass as the rest of us …, Carrie Fisher didn't put up with any bullshit. She shitposted on Twitter the same way she lived, authentically and without holding back.

—Jay Hathaway

Countless idiots shitpost heinous threats but lack the will or means to see them through.

—Paul Solotaroff

Social media users have … shitposted irreverent memes about the [invasive] bug online …

—Maddie Bender

The station has been aggressive in its attempts to shake its millennial listeners in favour of Gen Z. … It even tried to shitpost its way to a younger audience, with a tweet suggesting that much of its audience had "aged out," sparking accusations of ageism.

—Shaad D'Souza

shitposter noun

plural shitposters

A Hobart councillor … has been banned from taunting political opponents on social media during working hours after being accused … of being a taxpayer-funded "shitposter."

—David Killick

shitpost

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noun

plural shitposts

vulgar

: a deliberately absurd, provocative, or offensive online post (such as a comment, video, or meme)

A shitpost … can be a meme but doesn't have to be. It usually has three characteristics: 1. There is an "in-group" making fun of the "other." 2. It's a witty remark or clever observation. 3. It's short and sweet but causes a big reaction in the other party.

—Daniel Dietzel

Our own Claire Lower has already catalogued one classic form of the genre, the fake cooking shitpost. … If you're not in on the joke, you might see this [video] and think it actually works to cook a steak in your toaster. (It does not.)

—Beth Skwarecki

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1993, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1996, in the meaning defined above