necropost
v.—Gloss: To revive an old online discussion thread. «Sorry to necropost, but have been hunting around to solve my own video-stuttering issue and found this.» —“Unsolvable Hulu stuttering” by ZigZagLens MacRumors: Forums Sept. 3, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when people disagreed over the best word to use when answering the phone. Alexander Graham Bell suggested answering with ahoy! but Thomas Edison was partial to hello! A fascinating new book about...
The term fair game, meaning someone or something that’s a legitimate target for criticism derives from old laws governing the hunting of wildlife. This is part of a complete episode.
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