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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.
Shitpost by got1837 February 8, 2021
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
Shitpost by MaddieHue May 2, 2018
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
shitpost by jarrynkell July 23, 2008

elastic shitposting 

A behavior defined by the predilection of people to shitpost when they are scared of a topic of feeling vulnerable.
Man, Bobby was really onto something there about the nature of love and the internet too bad he fell into elastic shitposting when someone made fun of him.

shitposter 

A person who regularly submits terrible or nonsensical posts to an internet forum.
These shitposters are screwing up the forums!
shitposter by homer55 August 4, 2007

Shitposting 

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.
Shitposting by thesinner6666 May 30, 2018
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