necro

verb, noun — 3 senses

necro

verb

UK /ˈnɛkɹəʊ/ · US /ˈnɛkɹoʊ/

Etymology Clipping of necromancy.

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

Card games, Games, Video games Internet, Slang To practice necromancy; to bring back from the dead.

  • “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.”2018, Xavier P. Hunter, House Rules: a LitRPG novel, Magical Scrivener Press, →ISBN:

necro

noun

Etymology Clipping of necromancy.

1

Internet Necromancer.

Video game and card game slang

Related terms
thread necromancy

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.