Necro
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnɛkɹəʊ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Necro is a verb meaning (Internet, video games and card games slang) To practice necromancy; to bring back from the dead.
Meaning
(Internet, video games and card games slang) To practice necromancy; to bring back from the dead.
More Meanings
- (Internet, video game and card game slang) Necromancer.
- (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.
Example Sentences
Sorry to necro a comment from three years ago, but …
“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.”
Word Forms
- necroes
- necros
- necroing
- necroed
Synonyms for necro
Depending on context, synonyms include necropost, necro-bump.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include necrose, necropsy, neurostimulate, renervate, neurotize, backpropagate.
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