"dark post" meaning in All languages combined

See dark post on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dark post.wav Forms: dark posts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dark post (plural dark posts)
  1. (social media) A social media ad which doesn't appear on the poster's timeline. Categories (topical): Social media
    Sense id: en-dark_post-en-noun-SqDHNuOo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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