"facestalking" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of Facebook + stalking Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Facebook|stalking}} Blend of Facebook + stalking Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} facestalking (uncountable)
  1. The practice of obtaining information about someone without their knowledge using Facebook or other social media. Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: cyberstalking
    Sense id: en-facestalking-en-noun-~oR6a~-z Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2014, Travis J. Hawke, Claire Bradshaw, The Bachelor Life",
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