facestalk

verb

Etymology

Blend of Facebook + stalk.

  1. derived from *stel- — “to place, stand; be stiff; stud, post, trunk, stake, stem, stalk
  2. derived from *stalô
  3. inherited from *stalukaz
  4. inherited from *staluk
  5. inherited from *stealc
  6. inherited from stalke
  7. compounded as facestalk — “Facebook + stalk

Definitions

  1. To obtain (information about someone) without their knowledge (by using Facebook or other…

    To obtain (information about someone) without their knowledge (by using Facebook or other social media).

    • Who's facestalking my favs on Facebook?
    • There's no need to feel naughty about facestalking would-be dates on social media before agreeing to meet up, new research says nine in 10 NZ women do it.
    • He didn't realize she was facestalking him until she saw that he had a new girlfriend from his postings.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for facestalk. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA