necropost

Etymology

From necro- +‎ post.

Verb

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

(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 (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 (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 (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)

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

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