facestalk
facestalk verb: to obtain (information about someone) without their knowledge (by using Facebook or other social media).
Verb
facestalk (third-person singular simple present facestalks, present participle facestalking, simple past and past participle facestalked)
- To obtain (information about someone) without their knowledge (by using Facebook or other social media).
- Who's facestalking my favs on Facebook?2014, Joseph Maverick Nyambu, Sparkling Mortal Passions, →ISBN, page 31
- There's no need to feel naughty about facestalking would-be dates on social media before agreeing to meet up, new research says nine in 10 NZ women do it.2014 May 24, “Facestalking' would-be dates on social media is normal, research says”, in TVNZ OneNews
Forms of facestalk
| third-person singular present | facestalks |
|---|---|
| present participle | facestalking |
| past participle | facestalked |
| past | facestalked |
| alternative form | face-stalk |
Origin of facestalk
Blend of Facebook + stalk.
Words formed from facestalk
Questions about facestalk
- What does facestalk mean?
- Facestalk means to obtain (information about someone) without their knowledge (by using Facebook or other social media).
- What part of speech is facestalk?
- Facestalk is a verb.
- What is the past tense of facestalk?
- The past tense of facestalk is facestalked.
Words near facestalk in the dictionary
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