necro

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See also: nécro, necro-, and nécro-

English

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Etymology

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Clipping of necromancy.

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Verb

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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

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necro (plural necroes or necros)

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

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