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stalkery

UK/ˈstɔːkəɹi/

stalkery adjective: characterized by or displaying an obsessive, inappropriate, or unwelcomed interest in someone; characteristic of a stalker.

Adjective

stalkery (comparative more stalkery, superlative most stalkery)

  1. Characterized by or displaying an obsessive, inappropriate, or unwelcomed interest in someone; characteristic of a stalker.
    • So when the actor who plays Steve, Joe Keery, was promoted to series regular status for Stranger Things 2, fans were left to wonder why that might be. With Nancy’s eyes clearly wandering toward her stalkery BFF Jonathan Byers, what could Steve possibly be getting up to?2017 November 7, Aja Romano, “The unlikely breakout star of Stranger Things 2 is unlikelier babysitter Steve Harrington”, in Vox
    Synonyms:
    stalkerish

Synonyms of stalkery

Forms of stalkery

comparativemore stalkery
superlativemost stalkery

Origin of stalkery

From stalker + -y.

Questions about stalkery

What does stalkery mean?
Stalkery means characterized by or displaying an obsessive, inappropriate, or unwelcomed interest in someone; characteristic of a stalker.
What part of speech is stalkery?
Stalkery is an adjective.
How do you pronounce stalkery?
Stalkery is pronounced /ˈstɔːkəɹi/ (UK).

Words near stalkery in the dictionary

  1. stalkerhood
  2. stalkerish
  3. stalkerlike
  4. stalkers
  5. stalkerware
  6. stalkery
  7. stalkest
  8. stalketh
  9. stalkette
  10. stalkettes
  11. stalkier

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