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A post of little to no sincere insightful substance. Especially a "shit"(low)-effort/quality-post with the sole purpose to confuse, provoke, entertain or otherwise evoke an unproductive reaction. Often exemplified in surreal out-of-context posts. Shitposts can be many things including memes, spam, and bait - but rarely vice-versa. Unlike memes, shitposts have no template. Unlike spam, shitposts don't need repetition. Unlike bait, shitposts aren't designed for response.
Why does this image of a possum with a gun say "triangle"? You wouldn't get it. It's just a shitpost.
1. (noun) any content on the internet whose humor derives from its surreal nature and/or its lack of clear context. Differs from a meme: whereas a meme's humor comes from its repeatability, a shitpost is funny simply because it isn't a predictable repetition of an existing form. Shitposts can become memes, but memes cannot become shitposts. 2. (verb) to create such a post A person who shitposts is known as a shitposter
1: did you see that shitpost on my tumblr this morning? 2: no, i hate shitposting
To make utterly worthless and inane posts on an internet messageboard.
This guy loves to shitpost all over the forums. Look at this crap: TrevorReznick> my posts are only 5.22% of the total posts on this forum
A person who regularly submits terrible or nonsensical posts to an internet forum.
These shitposters are screwing up the forums!
Ironically posting something which to the average person looks just like a cringy or weird or stereotypical post conforming to a norm, but is intended to mock, insult, or amuse.
"What do I do when the Haters dab back?" - Jack Douglass This is an example of shitposting.