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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

  1. (Internet, slang) A post made to a long-inactive discussion thread on a forum.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
necroposts Number=Plur lexicographic

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

  1. (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

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necroposting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
necroposts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
necroposted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
necroposted Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

necroposter

Synonyms

necro · necro-bump