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Facebook stalk

To attempt to learn more about a person (typically someone whom one does not know very well) by looking at their Facebook profile, posts, photos, etc. I Facebook stalked Josh yesterday and saw no signs of a girlfriend, so, you're welcome. Ugh, Facebook stalking people I went to high school with is just depressing anymore. They all have kids and houses and intense careers, and here I am, living at home. I don't want to Facebook stalk my date, I want to get to know him organically—and in person!
See also: Facebook, stalk

FB stalk (someone)

To attempt to learn more about a person (typically someone whom one does not know very well) by looking at their Facebook profile, posts, photos, etc. I FB stalked Josh yesterday and saw no signs of a girlfriend, so, you're welcome. Ugh, FB stalking people I went to high school with is just depressing anymore. They all have kids and houses and intense careers, and here I am, living at home. I don't want to FB stalk my date, I want to get to know him organically—and in person!
See also: FB, stalk

stalk in

To enter (some place) in a haughty, stiff, or threatening manner. The entire room fell quiet as the count stalked in without a word. The boss stalked in the office with a horrible scowl on his face, so we knew there was bad news on the way.
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stalk into (some place)

To enter some place in a haughty, stiff, or angry manner. Everyone fell quiet as the count stalked into the room without a word. The boss stalked into the office with a horrible scowl on his face, so we knew there was bad news on the way.
See also: stalk

stalk out

To leave (some place) in a haughty, stiff, or threatening manner. The entire room fell quiet as the count stood up and stalked out without a word. The boss stalked out of the office with a horrible scowl on his face after the financial reports were released.
See also: out, stalk

stalk out of (some place)

To leave some place in a haughty, stiff, or angry manner. Everyone fell quiet as the count stood up and stalked out of the room without a word. The boss stalked out of the office with a horrible scowl on his face after the financial reports were released.
See also: of, out, stalk
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stalk in(to some place)

to stride into a place, perhaps indignantly. Carl stalked into the manager's office and began his tirade. He stalked in and began to complain.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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References in periodicals archive
Participants were classified as having ever been stalked if they answered "yes" to the question, "Have you ever been stalked, harassed, or threatened with violence for more than one month by someone who would not leave you alone?" Women who reported having been stalked also were asked whether they had experienced physical injuries and stress-related problems and the level of fear invoked by stalking.
Prevalence and Health Consequences of Stalking -- Louisiana, 1998-1999
"Threat assessment is the term used to describe the set of investigative and operational techniques that can be used by law enforcement professionals to identify, assess, and manage the risks of target violence and its potential perpetrators." (27) Threats are not necessarily predictive in the sense that individuals being stalked always will become victims of violence; however, threats obviously may require further investigation.
Stalking the stalker: a profile of offenders
More than a third of those who are stalked are professionals, but victims come from all parts of society.
'Anyone can be a stalker's victim'
I'm sure if Mr Forsyth's wife or daughters were being stalked he would take action.
Stalking victims call for action
She said estate agent Suzy had been stalked for months before she vanished, but no-one realised the danger because it was not considered an offence Diana says she will use Janet's case and those of others the Record has highlighted in her desperate battle for tougher laws She said: "The Daily Record is being of enormous help in stopping these evil stalkers It should be congratulated."
Cops join crackdown on evil stalkers; Boost for Record's campaign
"If you are being stalked the impact on your mental health is so bad you end up looking like the weak one, and it can seem like you are an unreliable and hysterical and silly.
'I don't think they realise how dangerous these people are... I think they think the person being stalked is just over-reacting'
But after hearing how the signaller with 2 Scots became obsessed with Alice and stalked her when he realised she was moving on from their intense relationship, the jury found him guilty of murder.
Alice Ruggles death: Why harassment and stalking online must be taken more seriously; A report into the graduate's murder highlights how technology helped abusive ex control and terrify his victim
These societies were hunter-gatherers: Just as they stalked animals for their energy, we have been taught to stalk the voice in the mind for its energy.
How to Become a Stalker of Your Own Mind: If we are relentless and impeccable about stalking ourselves, a result is that we leave the world and other people alone
Even those who prosecute stalkers for a living, can be stalked. Law enforcement professionals are not spared from the toxic behavior of unstable ex-partners or disgruntled ex-employees merely by virtue of their profession.
Stalking the Law: When Prosecutors and Police Become Victims
A SLOVENIAN man who landed at Birmingham Airport was arrested by police after a woman was allegedly stalked in Stourbridge.
Man arrested at city airport after 'woman stalked'
Figures from a Scottish Crime Survey last year show that one in six people may have been stalked.
Legal help for stalker victims; MSP LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AS FM TARGETS WEIGHTY PROBLEM Bill bids to fast-track protection orders
"Some people may not even realise they're being stalked and that they're crime victims.
We've got to help the cops. We've got to stop the stalkers; Plea for more police training; Sunday VICTIMS IN CASH CALL TO GOVERNMENT
The bill will strengthen protection for victims of stalking and will fill a gap in the law to protect people who are being stalked by strangers.
Victims of stalking to get better protection
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