Etymology

poast

P3O1A1S1T1

Today it means: A post on an internet site, especially associated with being terminally online or causing mischief. Full definition →

First used early 21st c.
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

poast · noun, verb1

Phonetic spelling of English word post.

poast · noun, verb2

Probably first attested in c. early-2010s, but in common usage only as of the late 2010s. The spelling variant seems unexplained and may just be fanciful, or deliberately childish (compare memes like fren and groyper).

First known use, by meaning

  • from early 21st c. To post on an internet site, especially with ironic or mischievous intent.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.