necropost

English

Etymology

Fromnecro-+‎post.

Verb

necropost(third-person singular simple presentnecroposts,present participlenecroposting,simple past and past participlenecroposted)

1. (Internet,slang,transitive,intransitive)Topostto along,inactivediscussionthreadon aforum.

   Synonym:necro-bump

   • 2003January 5, Louis M. Brown, “Usenet”, inalt.tv.star-trek.enterprise‎^[1](Usenet):

     Much like your power ofnecropostinga thread long considered dead.

   • 2005February 23, Chris Hafner, “Usenet”, inalt.sports.football.pro.sea-seahawks‎^[2](Usenet):

     After being away from Usenet for a few days (apologies for thenecroposting), I had some time to think about this.

   • 2005June 6, Richard V. Lamb, “Usenet”, inrec.arts.anime.misc‎^[3](Usenet):

     I'm a moderator at a realiiity TV forum andnecropostingis tolerated there so long as it isn't a sore topic that the mods hoped people would ignore

Derived terms

• necroposter

Anagrams

• stonecrop