necro-bump

UK/ˈnɛkɹəʊˌbʌmp/US/ˈnɛkɹoʊˌbʌmp/

verb

To add a new message to a long-dormant thread. Usually has a negative connotation.

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necropostnecro
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Meanings

verbnecro-bump (third-person singular simple present necro-bumps, present participle necro-bumping, simple past and past participle necro-bumped)

present singular third person necro-bumps · participle present necro-bumping · participle past necro-bumped · past necro-bumped · alternative necrobump · alternative necro bump

  1. InternettransitiveTo add a new message to a long-dormant thread. Usually has a negative connotation.

    Synonyms: necropost, necro

nounnecro-bump (plural necro-bumps)

plural necro-bumps · alternative necrobump · alternative necro bump

  1. InternetThe act of necrobumping.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo add a new message to a long-dormant thread. Usually has a negative connotation.

Similar
necropostnecro
Also see
necronecropost

Origin

From necro- + bump, from the notion that such threads are being revived as by necromancy.

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APA

necro-bump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necro-bump

MLA

“necro-bump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necro-bump. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “necro-bump,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necro-bump.

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