Someone or something whose role is to become the focal point for, or the initiator of, a debate or challenge. However, in reality their leadership role is an illusion, and the stalking horse is really working to promote a challenge or debate that will benefit a third party whose identity remains a secret.
Pete: "You been watching what them Clintons are up to?"
Cook: "I've been trying to ignore them now for 12 years."
Pete: "Well Slick Willie has been attacking Obama."
Cook: "Why?"
Pete: "Well he is acting as a stalking horse for Hillary to damage Obama's rep."
Cook: "I figured Obama already damaged his rep."
Pete: "Not as much as Willie can."
Cook: "Your wisdom is boundless."
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To stalk somebody over the internet by finding and reading many of their posts on a forum. Usually done by overly curious friends/family members or by admiring fans. It can easily be performed by entering someone's name, e-mail address or username (if it's unique to that person) into a search engine.
Creepy stalker: "You live in Birmingham, right?"
Stalkee: "Woah, how did you know that?"
Creepy stalker: "Oh, I was sorta post-stalking you lolz."
Stalkee: "Wtf. Get a life."
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When you keep running into someone that you really don't want to run into, and it feels almost spooky or too weird to be a coincidence.
Erika: Wow, my ex-boyfriend just so happens to be going to an event that I'm going to tonight, AND he got a job in a city I used to live in, AND I saw him looking into my bathroom window last night.
Ethan: I think he's engaging in some textbook pseudo-stalking!
adding over 500 friends on facebook, people you don't even know, so that you can spend hours scanning through their posted pictures and reading their comments
Rachel spent hours online stalking the book.
A pastime by which tacos are obtained, and consumed while stalking someone in a bush.
Did you see that new girl, I think I might go stalk-o her later.
Pretending to take a selfie while actually taking a picture of the person behind you, without their knowledge
Larissa selfie stalked the cute guy at Starbucks in line behind her.