The act of being signed into gmail chat but putting your status to invisible. Lurking involves watching friends sign in and enjoying knowing that they dont know you're there. Having too much time on one's hands is the most common cause of lurking.
by shouldbestudying April 23, 2009
A person who, though standing with a group of "friends," fails to make conversation or say anything of interest. Commonly used as a derogatory term for someone quiet or untalkative.
by Schneidahhh December 30, 2005
The act of going to a night club or busy bar and scoping out your prey in the shadows. Then, when they least expect it -or when they are at their highest point of intoxication-, you swoop in and get really fashion friendly. Usually the natural habitat of a lurker is around the dancefloor.
Pitman: What is Bean doing over there in the shadows?
Hunter: Looks like he is lurking again.
Ham: He is scoping out prey to be his next victim...lurking is an artform.
Hunter: Looks like he is lurking again.
Ham: He is scoping out prey to be his next victim...lurking is an artform.
by P.J. Hutch October 26, 2009
A person who repetitively stalks/ convulsively checks someone's Tweets, Wall, Posts, or blog entries without posting or without the knowledge of the person. Someone who regularly checks someone's social interactions from the safety of their dimly lit room.
Noah: Dude! Check out this girls Facebook Album
Brady: Daaayumm
Taylor: I'm defiently lurking her tonight.
Brady: Daaayumm
Taylor: I'm defiently lurking her tonight.
by IPreferCatz;) June 02, 2010
by xylena June 23, 2006
A vocabulary word that is part of the skateboarding community. It means driving around town looking for potential skateboarding spots. Once you have found something worthwhile, you park your car and get out and skate the spot. Once you're tired of the spot, you get back in the car and continue the lurking process. Best done with friends. It's also worthwhile to note that after months of lurking, lurking becomes decreasingly necessary as you begin to know all of the skatespots of your hometown by memory
Kyle: Let's go lurking
Chad: Word
Both proceed to get in the car and start driving around looking for skatespots
Chad: Oh shit look at that ledge there. Park the car!
Kyle: It seems that the efforts of our lurking have come to fruition!
Chad: What?
Chad: Word
Both proceed to get in the car and start driving around looking for skatespots
Chad: Oh shit look at that ledge there. Park the car!
Kyle: It seems that the efforts of our lurking have come to fruition!
Chad: What?
by cantlandaswitchflip July 15, 2010
1. Subject to a lurking: to have been spied upon.
Anonymous observation of a particular person's activities in online user groups, forums, etc., especially when the lurker joins with the sole intention of seeing what the lurkee is up to.
Anonymous observation of a particular person's activities in online user groups, forums, etc., especially when the lurker joins with the sole intention of seeing what the lurkee is up to.
I was lurked by a former student who signed up to one of my online discussion boards solely to see what I wrote.
by etat March 07, 2006