message board

noun

1

: a board or sign on which messages or notices are displayed

an electronic message board

2

: a public electronic forum that allows users to post or read messages or to post or download files and that is accessed by computer over a network (such as the Internet)

Even as bullpen problems loom …, they haven't spawned the typical degree of urgency and panic on Internet message boards and sports radio shows.

—Bill Simmons

Examples of message board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Testimony during the three-day hearing revealed Gray’s mother, Marcee Gray, helped fuel this obsession and even acted as a go-between to get photos and writings posted to online crime message boards after Gray’s arrest. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 July 2026

At times, his book excerpts and subtweets lit up message boards. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 23 July 2026

But over the past year or so, running Subreddits and message boards have been buzzing about shoes made by Chinese companies. — Scott Douglas, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Travelers passing through Kansas City will be directed to I-435 and I-470 using overhead message boards. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for message board

• particleboard
• phonorecord
• underinsured
• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard

Kids Definition

message board

noun

: bulletin board sense 2