facestalk en · VERB
Etymology
Blend of Facebook + stalk.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To obtain (information about someone) without their knowledge (by using Facebook or other social media).
Who's facestalking my favs on Facebook?
2014, Joseph Maverick Nyambu, Sparkling Mortal Passions, →ISBN, page 31:He didn't realize she was facestalking him until she saw that he had a new girlfriend from his postings.
2015 April 30, Virginia Sullivan, “Ahhh Facebook, You Are a Cruel Mistress”, in Huffington Post:There's no need to feel naughty about facestalking would-be dates on social media before agreeing to meet up, new research says nine in 10 NZ women do it.
2014 May 24, “Facestalking' would-be dates on social media is normal, research says”, in TVNZ OneNews:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| facestalking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| facestalks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| face-stalk | alternative | lexicographic | |
| facestalked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| facestalked | Tense=Past | lexicographic |