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necro en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɛkɹoʊ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈnɛkɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Clipping of necromancy.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, qualifier:video game and card game slang) Necromancer.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
necros Number=Plur lexicographic
necroes Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

thread necromancy

necro en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɛkɹoʊ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈnɛkɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Clipping of necromancy.

Meanings

  1. (Internet) To make a new post to a forum discussion that has been dormant for a long time, making the thread visible in the list of active topics; to bump.
    • Sorry to necro a comment from three years ago, but …
  2. (Internet, slang) To practice necromancy; to bring back from the dead.
    • “I killed and necroed a couple guards practically every time I went out. My boys have the south gate manned, and they'll be stepping aside any minute now.” 2018, Xavier P. Hunter, House Rules: a LitRPG novel, Magical Scrivener Press, →ISBN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
necroes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
necroing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
necros Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
necroed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
necroed Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

necropost · necro-bump