Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necropost

/ˈnɛkɹoʊˌpoʊst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: necro-p-ost
IPA: /ˈnɛkɹoʊˌpoʊst/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Intransitive verb; Slang; Transitive verb

noun

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

Slang

Example Sentences

"Much like your power of necroposting a thread long considered dead."
"After being away from Usenet for a few days (apologies for the necroposting), I had some time to think about this."
"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 ignore"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-der. Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós)der. English necro- English post English necropost From necro- + post.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnɛkɹoʊˌpoʊst/
British English: /ˈnɛkɹəʊˌpəʊst/

Usage

Inflected Forms

necroposts (present, singular) necroposting (participle, present) necroposted (participle, past) necroposted (past) necroposts (plural)

Derived Forms

necroposter

Synonyms

necro necro-bump

Questions

How do you pronounce necropost?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛkɹoʊˌpoʊst/.
What does necropost mean?: To post to a long-inactive discussion thread on a forum.
Where does necropost come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-der. Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós)der. English necro- English post English necropost From necro- + post.

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