copypasta

noun

copy·​pas·​ta ˈkä-pē-ˌpä-stə 

: data (such as a block of text) that has been copied and spread widely online

The tweet became a copypasta, and was shared and applied to movies, TV shows, musicals, songs, and books …

—Morgan Sung

Copypasta has been a major feature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the misinformation associated with it, often claiming to provide anonymously sourced "insider" information on how to treat, cure, or avoid the disease that is often incorrect and dangerous.

—Alex Kasprak

… it is clear the meme is in the style of many other copypasta memes that make nonsensical comments with emojis randomly dispersed throughout …

—Newsbusters.org

Examples of copypasta in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This definitely isn’t the first time a meaningless copypasta has spread on the social media site. —Reece Rogers, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024

Social media notices that make these kinds of claims are known as copypasta and have existed for at least a decade, according to Snopes. —Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024

Recent breaking news events, including the death of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and the expulsion of Rep. George Santos from Congress, were broken to some people via horny copypasta, or long blocks of memeable text. —Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023

While horny copypasta usually thrives during holidays, a swath of recent deaths and events have sent copypasta writers into overdrive. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2023

Word History

Etymology

blend of copy and paste and pasta

First Known Use

2006, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for copypasta

• jocasta
• pasta