necro

See also: nécro, necro-, and nécro-

English

Etymology

Clipping of necromancy.

Pronunciation

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Verb

necro (third-person singular simple present necroes or necros, present participle necroing, simple past and past participle necroed)

  1. (Internet) To make a new post to a forum discussion that has been dormant for a long time, making the thread visible in the list of active topics; to bump.
    Sorry to necro a comment from three years ago, but …
  2. (Internet, video games and card games slang) To practice necromancy; to bring back from the dead.
    • 2018, Xavier P. Hunter, House Rules: a LitRPG novel‎[1], Magical Scrivener Press, →ISBN:
      “I killed and necroed a couple guards practically every time I went out. My boys have the south gate manned, and they'll be stepping aside any minute now.”

Noun

necro (plural necroes or necros)

  1. (Internet, video game and card game slang) Necromancer.

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