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Yomi
ねとすと
Rōmaji
netosuto
Type
slang
Literal Meaning
Internet stalking
Meaning
to stalk someone on social media; to meticulously check someone’s posts (and their replies to someone else) on social media
Additional Info
It’s short for インターネットストーキング (internet stalking). Typically, people do this to obtain a large (and frightening at times) amount of knowledge about their “beloved” persons or someone they’re strongly interested in, such as their crush, exes (and their current partner), or the members of their favourite idol group. Most of them stalk casually and surreptitiously, paying as much attention as possible so that they won’t accidentally click the posts from ages ago. Others do this more enthusiastically and audaciously, liking every single post of theirs and sending them piles of direct messages.
Example
好きな人をついネトストしてしまう。
I cannot resist stalking my crush on social media
