Standard Lemma guide

shitpost

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈʃɪtpoʊst/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪtpəʊst/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A worthless or superficially meaningless post on a message board, newsgroup, or other online discussion platform, often intended to derail or distract from relevant conversation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, derogatory, vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: funpost, poast, trashpost

Antonyms: effortpost

2

noun

Meaning 2

A seemingly worthless or superficially meaningless image, video or piece of text posted to a social media platform that is intended to be humorously or ironically enjoyed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, humorous, vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To make a shitpost.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, derogatory, vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From shit + -post.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 廢文 /废文 (fèiwén) — a worthless online post
  • Chinese Mandarin: 答辯 /答辩 (dábiàn) — a worthless online post
  • Chinese Mandarin: 史 (shǐ) — a worthless online post
  • Chinese Mandarin: 屎 (shǐ) — a worthless online post
  • Esperanto: fekafiŝo — a worthless online post
  • Finnish: paskapostaus — a worthless online post
  • German: Scheißpfosten — a worthless online post
  • Japanese: クソカキコ (kusokakiko) — a worthless online post
  • Korean: 뻘글 (ppeolgeul) — a worthless online post
  • Polish: kupost — a worthless online post
  • Portuguese: merdapostagem — a worthless online post
  • Russian: щи́тпост (ščítpost) — a worthless online post
  • Ukrainian: щі́тпост (ščítpost) — a worthless online post
  • Welsh: cachbost — a worthless online post
  • Chinese Mandarin: 灌水 (guànshuǐ) — make a worthless online post
  • Finnish: paskapostata — make a worthless online post
  • Portuguese: merdapostar — make a worthless online post
  • Welsh: cachbostio — make a worthless online post