Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
necropost en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɛkɹoʊˌpoʊst/ (General-American)
- /ˈnɛkɹəʊˌpəʊst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-der.
Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós)der.
English necro-
English post
English necropost
From necro- + post.
Meanings
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(Internet, slang) A post made to a long-inactive discussion thread on a forum.
Forms
Synonyms
necro
necropost en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɛkɹoʊˌpoʊst/ (General-American)
- /ˈnɛkɹəʊˌpəʊst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-der.
Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós)der.
English necro-
English post
English necropost
From necro- + post.
Meanings
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(Internet, intransitive, slang, transitive) To post to a long-inactive discussion thread on a forum.
I'm a moderator at a realiiity TV forum and necroposting is tolerated there so long as it isn't a sore topic that the mods hoped people would ignore
2005 June 6, Richard V. Lamb, “Usenet”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):After being away from Usenet for a few days (apologies for the necroposting), I had some time to think about this.
2005 February 23, Chris Hafner, “Usenet”, in alt.sports.football.pro.sea-seahawks (Usenet):Much like your power of necroposting a thread long considered dead.
2003 January 5, Louis M. Brown, “Usenet”, in alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise (Usenet):
Forms
Deriveds
necroposter
Synonyms
necro · necro-bump