Poopism

English

Etymology

From poop (“YouTube poop”) +‎ -ism

Noun

Poopism (plural Poopisms)

1. Any of the editing techniques used in YouTube poop videos.
   • (Can we date this quote?), “YouTube Poop”, in Remix Culture‎^[1]:

     Certain techniques are usually apparent in every YouTube Poop video. These techniques have been coined as ^[sic] Poopisms.

   • 2016 November 29, Amelia Tait, “The art of the YouTube Poop”, in New Statesman‎^[2]:

     “Poopisms” are the common techniques and tricks used in videos to ensure they qualify as a true Poop.

   • 2022 February 27, Malavika Pradeep, “The art of the YouTube Poop”, in Screenshot Media‎^[3]:

     Independent of the source material, however, specific editing techniques are what define YouTube Poop. Conveniently termed ‘Poopisms’, the methods include...

   • 2023 August 24, Travis Boylls, “How to Make a YouTube Poop”, in WikiHow‎^[4]:

     Poopism refers to the way these videos are edited. They may contain random chopping, extremely loud audio manipulation, sentence mixing/word splicing, visual jokes, colorful and eye-popping visual effects, and other things all put together to make a video interesting, funny, confusing, or even intentionally annoying. The following are some of the different types of Poopism...