teikeibun
Reusable Japanese copypasta template applied to new targets
Meaning
Teikeibun is a fixed Japanese text copied with small edits and reposted for a new target. It carries an ironic insider tone and is used by forum users, fan communities, and social media posters.
Origin
The practice grew from Japanese anonymous forum culture in the early 2000s, commonly credited to 2channel. Users saved greetings and jokes as copy-paste blocks. The same block was later reused with names swapped for comic effect. The exact first text is unknown and reported origins remain unverified.
How it's used
People post it to mock a public figure, praise an idol ironically, or mark a shared joke. Writers keep the structure and change the name plus one detail. It works as a noun and forms labels such as xx-bible and xx-literature.
Example
He answered the transfer rumor with the same teikeibun everyone reposts.
Variants & related
Forms include teikeibun and kopipe, from copy and paste. Derived labels include xx seiten for bible and xx bungaku for literature. Related memes include English copypasta and Chinese xiaozuowen essays.
Common misunderstandings
Outsiders treat it as one famous text rather than a reusable format. They read xx-bible as sincere praise when it usually signals mockery. Used seriously in formal writing, it sounds stale and rude.