necroping

/ˈnɛkrəʊpɪŋ/verbVerified New

To message a person or group chat that has been silent for months or years.

The message must open with an apology ("so sorry it's been ages") because the silence itself is the event. Everyone does it; nobody admits to reading it as a resurrection.

Etym. — necro- (death) + ping — the contact is raised from the dead, not merely resumed.

Rel. — solsticefriend

Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08

review evidence: wordstoreview/review-batch-3-09-social.md

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