"top-post" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: top-posts [plural]
Etymology: From top + post. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|top|post|text=+|tree=1}} From top + post. Head templates: {{en-noun}} top-post (plural top-posts)
  1. (Internet, dated) A post on an online forum or an email whose contents are placed above a quoted message which is being replied to. Tags: Internet, dated
    Sense id: en-top-post-en-noun-1CTJmPsu Categories (other): Internet, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, E-mail Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of E-mail: 67 33

Verb

Forms: top-posts [present, singular, third-person], top-posting [participle, present], top-posted [participle, past], top-posted [past]
Etymology: From top + post. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|top|post|text=+|tree=1}} From top + post. Head templates: {{en-verb}} top-post (third-person singular simple present top-posts, present participle top-posting, simple past and past participle top-posted)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, Internet, dated) To make a top-post. Tags: Internet, dated, intransitive, transitive Derived forms: top-poster Related terms: bottom-post, side-post
    Sense id: en-top-post-en-verb-~y7zRfhg Categories (other): Internet, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Usenet Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 39 61 Disambiguation of Usenet: 35 65

Inflected forms

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