noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɒpiˌpæstə/
General-American:/ˈkɑpiˌpɑstə/
/ˈkɒpiˌpeɪstə/
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noun
Meaning 1
A block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else, serving as a story or meme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
Code or documentation that has been copied and pasted, often erroneously.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 3
To copy and paste data from one website to another, usually text.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, uncommon
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Cantonese:
潮文
(ciu4 man4)
— a block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else
Chinese Mandarin:
複製文 /复制文
(fùzhìwén)
— a block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else
Chinese Mandarin:
定型文
(dìngxíngwén)
— a block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else
French:
copié-collé
— a block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else
French:
copypasta
— a block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else
Japanese:
コピペ
(kopipe)
— a block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else
Korean:
복붙
(bokbut)
— a block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else
Macedonian:
копипа́ста
(kopipásta)
— a block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else
Polish:
copypasta
— a block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else
Portuguese:
copypasta
— a block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else
Russian:
копипа́ста
(kopipásta)
— a block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else
Spanish:
copipega
— a block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else
Ukrainian:
копіпаста
(kopipasta)
— a block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else
French:
copié-merdé
— code or documentation that has been copied and pasted, often erroneously
Macedonian:
копи́ра
(kopíra)
— to copy and paste data, usually text
Macedonian:
ископи́ра
(iskopíra)
— to copy and paste data, usually text
Russian:
копи́ровать
(kopírovatʹ)
— to copy and paste data, usually text
Russian:
скопи́ровать
(skopírovatʹ)
— to copy and paste data, usually text
Russian:
сдира́ть
(sdirátʹ)
— to copy and paste data, usually text
Russian:
содра́ть
(sodrátʹ)
— to copy and paste data, usually text
Spanish:
(texto) pegar
— to copy and paste data, usually text
Spanish:
copipegar
— to copy and paste data, usually text
