necropost

verb, noun — 2 senses

necropost

verb

UK /ˈnɛkɹəʊˌpəʊst/ · US /ˈnɛkɹoʊˌpoʊst/

Etymology From necro- + post.

1

Internet, Slang To post to a long-inactive discussion thread on a forum.

Much like your power of necroposting a thread long considered dead.2003 January 5, Louis M. Brown, “Usenet”, in alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise (Usenet):
After being away from Usenet for a few days (apologies for the necroposting), I had some time to think about this.2005 February 23, Chris Hafner, “Usenet”, in alt.sports.football.pro.sea-seahawks (Usenet):

1 more example

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 ignore2005 June 6, Richard V. Lamb, “Usenet”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):

Derived terms: necroposter

necropost

noun

Etymology From necro- + post.

1

Internet, Slang A post made to a long-inactive discussion thread on a forum.

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