Lurkdom

Lurkdom is the state of sitting in the shadows of an internet chat room or newsgroup without participating

I must come out of lurkdom to let them know.

by kathyin October 22, 2011

Discord Lurker

Someone who is part of a Discord Server, but rarely sends chats and NEVER joins the VC without mute and deafen on. These people are usually on for quite a while at a time, but you wont ever really see them interact.

Person 1: I've seen that guy on a lot, but never seen him talk.
Person 2: That's because he is a Discord Lurker

by DiscordLurker March 29, 2022

lurk more

A response designed to point out, on an internet messageboard or similar, that a person (the target of the command) is unfamiliar with certain inside jokes (meme), has not been around very long, or is a generally inept poster who needs to contribute less to the conversation (lurk) until he/she is more informed.

1337n00b: Can someone explain why that guy is in so many photoshops? I mean, sure he looks funny, but...

Veteran: LURK MORE.

by Matt Gstohl October 17, 2005

Lurkatrate

Means similar to "Lurk" and "Perpetrate" a Lurkatrator is someone who is a serial lurker. They come to a party and lurkatrate on every one, then leave without telling anyone.

"Dude showed up and just lurkatrated for about an hour then took off"

by GBoots May 25, 2006

Lurkey

A Lurkey is the "encouraged" crossbreed of a llama and a turkey found chiefly in the North American Wilderness. It is not a very social creature, and is commonly lurking solo just out of range of other animals' territory. It it prefers to lurk in the shadows as an observer.

Uninformed individual: "What is a Lurkey? A lion and a turkey?"

Scientist: "Guess Again."

Uninformed individual:"A lemur and a turkey?"

Scientist: "No, it is actually a llama and a turkey."

Now informed individual: "Why is it called a Lurkey?"

Scientist: "The lion and lemur did not result in a successful hybrid. We tried"

by Mr. Moreau May 14, 2013

text lurker

The person that creepers over your shoulder well you are sending a message via your mobile phone. This person often asks you a question relating to the message sent to one of your friends.

Adam (textmessage)- Hey Michelle, it was nice seeing you yesterday.
Adam's Mom: Who is Michelle?
Adam: Mom, quit being a text lurker!

by donttextlurk13 April 22, 2010

I caught him lurkin

Its when you find them in that spot that makes them go like "ah shit."

Jayden Tran: I was in a fortnite game and I caught him lurkin
Them: Nigga wtf are you on.

by icaughtaniggalurkin69 September 29, 2019