necropost

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-der.

Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós)der.

English necro-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó

Proto-Italic *po

Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-éyti

Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf.

Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti

Proto-Italic *sinō

Proto-Italic *pozinō

Latin pōnō

Latin posita

Italian postader.

Middle French postebor.

English post

English necropost

From necro- + post.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛkɹəʊˌpəʊst/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛkɹoʊˌpoʊst/

Verb

necropost (third-person singular simple present necroposts, present participle necroposting, simple past and past participle necroposted)

1. (Internet, slang, transitive, intransitive) To post to a long-inactive discussion thread on a forum.

   Synonyms: necro, necro-bump

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

     Much like your power of necroposting a thread long considered dead.

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

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

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

     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

Derived terms

• necroposter

Noun

necropost (plural necroposts)

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

   Synonym: necro

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