shitpost

American  

[shit-pohst] / ˈʃɪtˌpoʊst /

verb (used without object)

shitposts, present (3rd person singular) shitposted, past participle, past shitposting present participle

1. to post off-topic, false, or offensive contributions to an online forum with the intent to derail the discussion or provoke other participants.

   The moderator has banned the accounts that were shitposting about politics.

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noun

shitpost plural

1. a contribution to an online forum that is off-topic, false, or offensive, with the intent to derail the discussion or provoke other participants.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• shitpost
  plural

Participles

• shitposting
  present
• shitposted
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• shitpost
  simple
• shitposts
  simple
• have shitposted
  perfect
• has shitposted
  perfect
• am shitposting
  progressive
• are shitposting
  progressive
• is shitposting
  progressive
• have been shitposting
  perfect progressive
• has been shitposting
  perfect progressive

Past

• shitposted
  simple
• had shitposted
  perfect
• was shitposting
  progressive
• were shitposting
  progressive
• had been shitposting
  perfect progressive

Future

• will shitpost
  simple
• will have shitposted
  perfect
• will be shitposting
  progressive
• will have been shitposting
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of shitpost

First recorded in 1995–2000; shit ( def. ) + post ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

shitposting

Burra's defense of Santos is cynical and self-congratulatory: The lying is a form of "shitposting," which is internet speak for saying outlandish things to draw outrage and attention.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2023