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noun
Frightening urban legends and short stories in the horror genre, circulated on the Internet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grewbh-der. Proto-Germanic *kreupaną Proto-West Germanic *kreupan Old English crēopan Middle English crepen English creep Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English creepy 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 English creepypasta Blend of creepy + copypasta. Originated from 4chan’s /x/ (paranormal) board sometime around 2006.
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