(Internet, video games and card games slang) To practice necromancy; to bring back from the dead.
Used in a Sentence
necro
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for necro.
Editorial note
Lol this is like 3 years old i just did a necro post on it because of this link.
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Quick take
(Internet, video games and card games slang) To practice necromancy; to bring back from the dead.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of necro gathered in one view.
(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.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for necro.
verb
(Internet, video games and card games slang) To practice necromancy; to bring back from the dead.
noun
(Internet, video game and card game slang) Necromancer.
verb
(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
Lol this is like 3 years old i just did a necro post on it because of this link.
Late to this, sorry for the necro-post, but this is not at all a consensus.
If one doesn't believe in life after death, at least we have necro-slavehood now, as a poor replacement.
I am both surprised and not surprised there is a necro sub to keep it going.
I wanted to add that some zombie/necro posts are useful outside the context of HN.
I googled directly what he said and necrophilia(c) bestiality (google corrected the necro part).
I don't really see those Necro badges as devalued by other badges.
Yes, you shouldn't necro a thread from a year ago but forums are designed for casual access which is always going to be the majority of a userbase.
Sorry for the necro-reply, but here goes.
Deadbook: the first social network for necro-agents.
I'd like to necro one particular comment from this discussion.
I'd much rather have a Necro badge than 10 upvotes on a question that 10 other people were racing to answer as soon as it was posted.
Quote examples
I've gotten a fair bit of backlash on my negative complaints about NextJS on Reddit, someone even necro-posting on a months old reply then continuing "debating".
A bit like screaming "Embrace Extend Extinguish" in every Microsoft thread, you're not really adding anything the discussion when you necro certain topics, and this one in particular has passed this threshold.
When faceless Zombie thugs of a military junta beat you with a rubberhose you can give up successive passwords to deeper and deeper "secrets" until finally(???) your embarrasing stash of midget donkey necro porn is revealed!!
“Ceremonial” etc: Behind Closed Doors: Oaths to the Monarch (who, by the way, was besties with necro-pedo-murderer Jimmy Saville) Gtfo of here brits - the Irish were on the right side of history and it’s high time for a revolution and you know it’s true!
Proper noun examples
Necro-posting, even a day late is pretty pointless if you want to add to the general discussion.
I guess I was looking for something like Sage Francis or Necro, but I digress.
Necro reply - I don't think they actually shipped it with ECC...
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use necro in a sentence?
Lol this is like 3 years old i just did a necro post on it because of this link.
What does necro mean?
(Internet, video games and card games slang) To practice necromancy; to bring back from the dead.
What part of speech is necro?
necro is commonly used as verb, noun.