copypasta flood
/ˈkɒpiˌpɑːstə flʌd/
CommonWhen many users spam the same copied block of text repeatedly in a chat.
Not always hostile. In Twitch chat culture, flooding a famous copypasta is often a participatory meme. In Discord it is more often disruptive.
Real-world examples3 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | chat is unreadable rn, full copypasta flood for like 10 minutes straight | The chat has been overwhelmed by repeated copy-pasted text and nothing else is visible. | x, 2023 |
| 02 | someone dropped the navy seal copypasta and 50 people just copy pasted it back to back | One person posted a famous meme text and the chat immediately flooded with copies. | reddit, 2022 |
| 03 | mods had to enable slow mode because the copypasta flood was nonstop | The repeated spam got bad enough that mods had to restrict how fast people could post. | reddit, 2023 |
Use it when
- Multiple users are posting the same text block repeatedly in a chat.
- Twitch chat erupts in a well-known meme text all at once.
- A Discord server is being attacked with repeated copy-pasted messages.
Do not use it when
- Only one person posted a copypasta once.Use “copypasta” instead.
Origin and context
Derived from 'copypasta' (text copied and pasted as a meme) combined with 'flood' (overwhelming a channel with messages). Both elements have roots in early forum and IRC culture.
- First seen
- mid-2010s
- Confidence
- medium
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