stalking horse

Someone or something whose role is to become the focal point for, or the initiator of, a debate or challenge. However, in reality their leadership role is an illusion, and the stalking horse is really working to promote a challenge or debate that will benefit a third party whose identity remains a secret.

Pete: "You been watching what them Clintons are up to?"
Cook: "I've been trying to ignore them now for 12 years."
Pete: "Well Slick Willie has been attacking Obama."
Cook: "Why?"
Pete: "Well he is acting as a stalking horse for Hillary to damage Obama's rep."
Cook: "I figured Obama already damaged his rep."
Pete: "Not as much as Willie can."
Cook: "Your wisdom is boundless."

by Pete Dick February 13, 2008

post-stalking

To stalk somebody over the internet by finding and reading many of their posts on a forum. Usually done by overly curious friends/family members or by admiring fans. It can easily be performed by entering someone's name, e-mail address or username (if it's unique to that person) into a search engine.

Creepy stalker: "You live in Birmingham, right?"
Stalkee: "Woah, how did you know that?"
Creepy stalker: "Oh, I was sorta post-stalking you lolz."
Stalkee: "Wtf. Get a life."

by Michiko I. June 12, 2006

status-stalk

When you immediately get a phone call or text message from the same person EVERYTIME you update your status.

Meg: "I'm totally afraid to update my status on facebook now..."

Jill: "Why is that?"

Meg: "Every time I update it Joe calls or texts to comment on it... it's like he's status-stalking me."

by caranet July 8, 2009

Cube Stalking

When a boss or manager walks by your cube multiple times to try to catch you surfing the internet or goofing off, instead of working.

Coworker 1: Why haven't you responded to my facebook post? It's freaking awesome!

Coworker 2: Dude, the boss is totally cube stalking me today! I can't do anything fun!

by A-Dogg Bmore March 13, 2009

pseudo-stalking

When you keep running into someone that you really don't want to run into, and it feels almost spooky or too weird to be a coincidence.

Erika: Wow, my ex-boyfriend just so happens to be going to an event that I'm going to tonight, AND he got a job in a city I used to live in, AND I saw him looking into my bathroom window last night.

Ethan: I think he's engaging in some textbook pseudo-stalking!

by efiki September 8, 2018

gang stalking

Psychological warfare tactic called Zersetzung developed by the Stasi used by the KKK, Mormons, Scientology, Freemasons, COINTELPRO, and actively by Fusion Centers calling it counterterrorism using indirect no touch torture (Stasi tactics) with mobbing. CIA runs electronic harassment and FBI runs gangstalking and uses partnerships and programs as flying monkeys. Targetedjustice is suing the deep state program for the unconstitutional watchlist scam.

The intelligence community calls it the program and it's called gang stalking on the street.

by TI Satan September 20, 2023

Netflix Stalk

When one becomes so obsessed with a single actor or director (or composer) that the amount of movies they watch from those individuals becomes borderline stalking.

"Phillip Seymour Hoffman is in some of my favorite movies. Doubt, Pirate Radio, and now MoneyBall. Time to Netflix stalk him for other great films."

"After I saw The Dark Knight and realized that Chris Nolan also made The Prestige I Netflix Stalked him for two whole weeks until I saw everything he ever made. I LOVE CHRISTOPHER NOLAN!"

by Mookdaruch October 5, 2011