Copypasta
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A copypasta is a block of text which is copied and pasted across the Internet by individuals through online forums and social networking websites. Copypastas are said to be similar to spam.[1]


Contents
1 History
1.1 Etymology
2 Notable examples
2.1 Navy Seal
2.2 Bee Movie
3 See also
4 References
History[edit]
The word “copypasta” was first used on Usenet groups in 2006,[2]

Etymology[edit]
The term “copypasta” is derived from the computer term “copy/paste”, and can be traced back to an anonymous 4chan imageboard from 2006.[1][3]