copypasta
Endlessly shared text
Copypasta is a block of text copied and pasted repeatedly across the internet, often to the point of becoming a recognizable meme.
The term blends "copy-paste" with "pasta," suggesting text that gets served up again and again.
Copypastas range from absurdist humor to fake warnings to elaborate jokes: Someone posted the Navy Seal copypasta in the comments again.
The repetition is the point—recognition triggers the humor or annoyance.
Spreading quickly online
- spamUnsolicited bulk messages
- TwitchVideo game streaming site
- shitpostIntentionally worthless online content
- 4chanAnonymous posting site
Reddit · trolling · bait · emoji · wall of text · flood · absurdist · satirical
Exact replica of original
- echoReflected sound wave
- replicateCopy exactly
- verbatimIn identical wording
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
redistribute · forward · chain letter · spam · flood · recirculate · resend · propagate
Satirical imitation
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- absurdismPhilosophy embracing existence's irrationality
exaggeration · irony · sarcasm · pastiche · caricature · lampoon · deadpan · over-the-top
viral
Spreading quickly online
- spamUnsolicited bulk messages
- TwitchVideo game streaming site
- shitpostIntentionally worthless online content
4chan · Reddit · trolling · bait · emoji · wall of text · flood · absurdist · satirical · exaggerated
duplicate
Exact replica of original
proliferation · redistribute · forward · chain letter · spam · flood · recirculate · resend · propagate · rehash
parody
Satirical imitation
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
absurdism · exaggeration · irony · sarcasm · pastiche · caricature · lampoon · deadpan · over-the-top · melodramatic
- social mediaposts, post, influencer status, followers, tweet
- online actionsposting, click, commenting, tap, replying
- internet conventionsemoji, hashtag, meme, GIF, viral
- internet culturememes, meme, trolling, influencers, content creators
- Internet Folkloreinternet memes, creepypasta, rickroll, rickrolling, Polybius
- Internet Humormemes, viral videos, reaction images, reaction GIFs, shitposts
copypastaoriginal content
Freshly created material
original composition · OC · first draft · creative writing · one-of-a-kind
copypastafrom the heart
Genuinely and deeply meant
real talk · personal account · unscripted · organic content · off-the-cuff