necro

present singular third person necroes · present singular third person necros · participle present necroing · participle past necroed · past necroed

1. InternetTo 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 …

   Synonyms: necropost, necro-bump

2. Internetvideo game and card game slangTo 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

plural necroes · plural necros

1. Internetvideo game and card game slangA necromancer.

   I still love my wizzie, but I often think I should have chosen a mage or necro instead. :(

   2001 April 3, Carlo Mosca, “My God, Why Did I Create a Wizard?”, in rec.games.computer.everquest (Usenet)