creepypasta

English

/ˈkɹiːpipeɪstə/

noun

Definitions

(Internet slang) Frightening urban legends and short short stories circulated on the Internet.

Etymology

Compound from English creepy + English pasta.

Origin

English

pasta

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Pastagate English
creep English
creepify English
creepily English
creepiness English
creepy English
nonpasta English
pasta English
pastaholic English
pastaless English
pastalike English
uncreepy English
pasta Italian
creepypasta Spanish, Castilian
पास्ता Hindi
พาสตา Thai
pasta Welsh