crosspost

Intermediate 📱 Gen-Z / Internet Slang

Definition

The act of sharing the same content across multiple social media platforms or subreddits simultaneously or sequentially, often to reach different audiences. On Reddit specifically, a crosspost is a built-in feature that shares a post to another subreddit while crediting the original.

Example Usage

I'm going to crosspost this to r/funny and r/memes so more people see it.

Origin

Combines 'cross-' (across) and 'post'; the term gained prominence with Reddit's official Crosspost feature introduced around 2018.

Fun Fact

Reddit's crosspost feature was designed to solve the repost problem by automatically linking back to the original—but users still get annoyed about crossposts.

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