copypasta

[ kop-ee-pah-stuh, kop-ee-pah-stuh ]

noun

1. a block of digital text that is copied exactly and then posted elsewhere, often with the intention of being humorous or annoying:

   This popular copypasta is a rant containing exaggerated threats that portray the poster as an internet tough guy stereotype.

   If you've got a copypasta of the old thread rules, we might be able to get some new ones going.

adjective

1. being, relating to, or using blocks of digital text that are copied exactly and then posted elsewhere, especially with the intention of being humorous or annoying:

   You're not a bold crusader, you're an anonymous copypasta troll.

verb (used with object)

1. Facetious. to copy (digital text) and then post it elsewhere:

   I don't know how to post a comment link so I will copypasta two responses I found in the archives.

Word History and Origins

Origin of copypasta¹

Coined in 2006 by an anonymous user of the website 4chan; copy ( def ) + paste ( def ), modeled on pasta ( def )

Example Sentences

It is far from the first time that social media has been dominated by such "copypasta" - a term meaning a block of text that is "copied and pasted" frequently online.

From BBC

It’s also not implausible that you or a loved one may have heard the news directly after receiving a copypasta text like this:

From Slate

Although real people are known to re-share the same message on their own accounts in this way - a tactic referred to "copypasta" - there are other clues about the accounts, which suggest a more organised network.

From BBC

One manipulative technique that was employed was “copypasta,” or copying and pasting duplicative content to game Twitter’s trends and propagate a positive view of Depp and a negative view of Heard, the report said.

From Los Angeles Times

So you would think in a normal world that this video, and this copypasta, would exist, and people would immediately be like, “Ha, ha, ha. No.”

From Slate