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copypasta.

A block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else, serving as a story or meme.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒpiˌpæstə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑpiˌpɑstə/General-American/ˈkɒpiˌpeɪstə/

  1. A block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else, serving as a story or meme.

    Internet · countable · uncountable

  2. Code or documentation that has been copied and pasted, often erroneously.

    countable · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Blend of copy-paste + pasta. Etymology tree Latin cōpiō Old French copierbor. Middle English copien English copy Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Late Latin pasta Old French pastebor. Middle English paste English paste English copy-paste ▲ Late Latin pasta Italian pastabor. English pasta blend English copypasta

verb/ˈkɒpiˌpæstə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑpiˌpɑstə/General-American/ˈkɒpiˌpeɪstə/

  1. To copy and paste data from one website to another, usually text.

    Internet · uncommon
Where this word comes from

Blend of copy-paste + pasta. Etymology tree Latin cōpiō Old French copierbor. Middle English copien English copy Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Late Latin pasta Old French pastebor. Middle English paste English paste English copy-paste ▲ Late Latin pasta Italian pastabor. English pasta blend English copypasta

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