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."
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
Get the stalking horsemug. 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."
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
Get the post-stalkingmug. by Greeny & Lou December 31, 2007
Get the pork stalkmug. When you follow someone's cursor on a Google Doc leaving your cursor mark on their screen till they go absolutely insane.
by anayar October 29, 2017
Get the Cursor Stalkingmug. 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.
by TI Satan September 20, 2023
Get the gang stalkingmug. 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!
Coworker 2: Dude, the boss is totally cube stalking me today! I can't do anything fun!
by A-Dogg Bmore March 13, 2009
Get the Cube Stalkingmug. 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!"
"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
Get the Netflix Stalkmug.