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

Officials say message boards and roadside signage will be in place to alert drivers of the detours ahead of time. —Dan Raby, CBS News, 11 May 2026

Back in the early days, Loftis posted his work on message boards and sold it on DVDs. —Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026

Electronic message boards will also be deployed by the City of Fort Worth to assist with traffic management in the area. —Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026

Pro-Iranian hackers openly discuss their plans in Telegram and other online message boards. —ABC News, 12 Mar. 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