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necro

UK/ˈnɛkɹəʊ/US/ˈnɛkɹoʊ/

necro verb: 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.

Verb

necro (third-person singular simple present necroes or necros, present participle necroing, simple past and past participle necroed)

  1. (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.
    • Sorry to necro a comment from three years ago, but …
  2. (Internet, slang) To practice necromancy; to bring back from the dead.
    • “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.”2018, Xavier P. Hunter, House Rules: a LitRPG novel, Magical Scrivener Press, →ISBN

Noun

necro (plural necroes or necros)

  1. (Internet, video game and card game slang) Necromancer.

necro meaning in Tamil and Bengali

necro in Tamil

இறந்த, உயிரிழந்த, மடிந்த, மடிவுற்ற

necro in Bengali

মৃতকে ফিরিয়ে আনা

Synonyms of necro

Forms of necro

Verb
third-person singular presentnecroes
third-person singular presentnecros
present participlenecroing
past participlenecroed
pastnecroed
Noun
pluralnecroes
pluralnecros

Origin of necro

Clipping of necromancy.

Phrases with necro

Questions about necro

What does necro mean?
Necro means 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.
What is necro in Tamil?
Necro in Tamil is இறந்த, உயிரிழந்த, மடிந்த. See Necro meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is necro?
Necro can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce necro?
Necro is pronounced /ˈnɛkɹəʊ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of necro?
The past tense of necro is necroed.

Words near necro in the dictionary

  1. necrectomy
  2. necridia
  3. necridic
  4. necriscence
  5. necriscent
  6. necro
  7. necro bump
  8. necro bumped
  9. necro bumping
  10. necro bumps
  11. necro-

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: necro (page history and authors); necro (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); necro (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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