message board
Americannoun
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a website or section of a website that is used for public discussion of a specific topic and on which users can submit or read messages.
You should post your questions on a parenting message board and get support from other parents.
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an online discussion group that is maintained on such a website.
To participate in the message board, you must be a registered user.
noun
Etymology
Origin of message board
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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The concept for the new horror movie “Backrooms” started with a single eerie photo of a fluorescent-lit room on the message board 4chan in 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Clicking on a message board can send you down a rabbit hole for hours.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025
“It kind of takes the joy out of cruising,” said one commentator on a Cruise Critic message board, speaking in particular about the $5 surcharge for additional entrees.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025
Lawyers for online message board 4chan recently told the BBC that Ofcom had provisionally decided to impose a £20,000 fine "with daily penalties thereafter" for failing to comply with two requests for information.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
"Why am I all over the school message board?"
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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