facestalking
facestalking is the present participle and gerund of facestalk.
Meaning of facestalk
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
Noun
facestalking (uncountable)
- The practice of obtaining information about someone without their knowledge by using Facebook or other social media.
- No, not like you “check up” on your ex and his new girlfriend Facestalking, but actual stalking–in the bushes with binoculars stalking.2012 May 4, “I Regret: Dating A Criminal”, in The Gloss
- I guess it is stalking, only the modern day equivalent (now termed Facestalking), albeit it without you having to hang out by the dumpster behind your intended's building to sift through her garbage for old underwear or loose strands of hair.2014, Travis J. Hawke, Claire Bradshaw, The Bachelor Life, →ISBN
Forms of facestalking
| alternative form | face-stalking |
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Questions about facestalking
- What does facestalking mean?
- Facestalking means the practice of obtaining information about someone without their knowledge by using Facebook or other social media.
- What is facestalking the present participle and gerund of?
- Facestalking is the present participle and gerund of facestalk.
- What part of speech is facestalking?
- Facestalking is a noun.
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