shitpostn.
/ˈʃɪtpəʊst/, U.S. /ˈʃɪtˌpoʊst/ coarse slang.
A nonsensical, irrelevant, or deliberately provocative post on social media, esp. one that is intended to amuse an in-group, elicit a reaction, subvert a discussion, or distract from the main conversation.Shitposts are often characterized by their poor quality, typically featuring deliberate spelling mistakes or images that have been edited in an intentionally clumsy manner.
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1996 alt.life.sucks 29 Oct. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 30 June 2021) How is it, all you *would be* flame *specialists*, have to bring a sexual dimension into your shitpost.
2019 Misc. News (Vassar Coll.) (Nexis) 26 Sept. 1 I love a shitpost as much as the next guy. There's something truly medicinal about gazing directly into the absurdity we face on a day-to-day basis and, well, having a good chuckle at it.
2020 www.crikey.com.au 1 Dec. (accessed 30 June 2021) This kind of shitpost, with its bad-faith whatabouttery, aims to muddy the waters and mangle the debate.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
shitpostv.
/ˈʃɪtpəʊst/, U.S. /ˈʃɪtˌpoʊst/ coarse slang.
intransitive. To post a nonsensical, irrelevant, or deliberately provocative message, image, comment, etc., on social media, esp. with the intention of amusing an in-group, eliciting a reaction, subverting a discussion, or distracting from the main conversation. Cf. shitpost n.
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1993 rec.motorcycles.dirt 9 Sept. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 1 July 2021) Oooops..is this r.m.d? Shit posting to the wrong news group.
2017 www.wonkette.com 17 Aug. (accessed 1 July 2021) Maybe don't shitpost about the joys of genocide and you won't have people shitposting about wanting to genocide you? It's a thought.
2021 @httpirt 29 June in twitter.com (accessed 1 July 2021) It's almost 3am and look at me shitposting on twitter like i don't have to be up at 7.
Derivatives
ˈshitposting n. the action or practice of posting nonsensical, irrelevant, or deliberately provocative messages, images, comments, etc., on social media.
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1994 alt.religion.kibology 16 Apr. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 1 July 2021) You will stop the assinine shit-posting of the disruptive kibo style. Now.
2020 www.vulture.com 7 Dec. (accessed 1 July 2021) Online culture has grown more disruptive... There's more shitposting, trolling, Warholian obscenity, and an unironic love for bad things.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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