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Poasting refers to a misspelling of the word "posting" as seen in other chanspeak words like moar. The slang term refers to the act of posting something on the internet and was prevalently used on 4chan before becoming common on other sites like iFunny and Twitter. The term poasting also carries connotations of posting for the sake of posting, not unlike shitposting.

Origin

The earliest known use of the word "poasting" appears in a November 12th, 2006, Urban Dictionary^[1] definition for the term "/b/tard," in reference to 4chan's /b/ board (seen below, left). A November 4th, 2007, entry on Urban Dictionary^[2] defines "poasting" as "The act of posting on a message board in an obnoxious and pointless manner" (seen below, right).

The earliest accessible posts on 4chan using the term "poasting" can be traced back to 2010 in /tv/ and /tg/ boards.^[3][4][5]

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On January 13th, 2015, Twitter^[6] user @LuiCalibre posted a tweet using the word "poasting," gathering over 270 likes in eight years (seen below, left). On November 29th, 2018, Twitter^[7] user @peepeeplayhouse posted a tweet using the word, gathering over 2,000 likes in five years (seen below, right).

In 2017, Twitter user Bronze Age Pervert posted various tweets using the word "poasting."^[8][9][10]

On March 9th, 2023, Twitter^[11] user @QiaochuYuan posted a tweet that read, "you ever just wake up and start thinking about the reddit guy with the insane clown fetish who just 100% made his wildest dreams come true by poasting? what a champion," gathering over 4,000 likes in two months (seen below).

you ever just wake up and start thinking about the reddit guy with the insane clown fetish who just 100% made his wildest dreams come true by poasting? what a champion pic.twitter.com/vNAME8aYlX

— Teen Heartthrob QC (9/10 Substack, 9/10 singing) (@QiaochuYuan) March 9, 2023

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