gangstalk

English

Etymology

gang +‎ stalk

Verb

gangstalk (third-person singular simple present gangstalks, present participle gangstalking, simple past and past participle gangstalked)

1. (transitive) To stalk an individual as a large group of people who coordinate their separate stalking activities.
   • 2016 January 14, Mike Resnick, Ken Liu, Cat Rambo, Lavie Tidhar, Tim Pratt, Sarah Pinsker, Lawrence M. Schoen, Tina Connolly, Funny Science Fiction‎^[1], UFO Publishing, →ISBN:

     „No, not really. Gangstalking isn't real. Some mentally ill people believe they're being gangstalked, but it's just another flavor of paranoia, a way to weave every slight and accident and difficulty into a vast tapestry of persecution. […] “

   • 2020 March 1, Khali Raymond, savage writer, Final Exposition‎^[2], YTER/x Surreal Dreamz Inc., →ISBN:

     Are you being gangstalked, shit I wasn't supposed to say that!!!
     Unable to work in large groups

Usage notes

• The term is generally used by people who see themselves as the victims of persecution, and who may in some cases be delusional or paranoid. See the Wikipedia article for details of related studies.

Related terms

• gangstalker

See also

• TI (“targeted individual”)