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.
== History ==
The word "copypasta" was first used on Usenet groups in 2006,
being added to Urban Dictionary on 20 April 2006
and Encyclopedia Dramatica, a satirical Internet culture wiki, in September 2006.
According to Google Trends, the word "copypasta" was first used around April 2006.
=== Etymology ===
The term "copypasta" is derived from the computer term "copy/paste", and can be traced back to ...