to ghost
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6.8
- verb
- /ɡoʊst/
- Slang
- And don't even think about ghosting me.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then when you were back, you ghosted me and it did sting.
- And then when you were back, you ghosted me and it did sting.
- After all, you ghosted this person, so maybe you were the problem.
- Samantha_NXOXO wants to know your opinion on why men ghost women, then come back then ghost again.
- And then I said like, FYI, they ghosted me.
- But if we've been dating for like a year and you ghost, you better be in fucking jail.
- For the love of sweet baby Jesus, don't ghost on people.
- Susan acts like Brian did nothing wrong to ghost me.
- Do you think I'll ghost you when you become more famous?
- And I was like, well, for one, she like, she kind of ghosted me after that.
- But then either he was ghost or he just ghosted.
- Ghostbusters, But you got ghosted, right?
- That's me ghosted by JM Darhower.
- Like I tried shouting him one time on Instagram, ghosted you, bro.
- Never heard from him again gone ghosted.
Examples
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Why did you ghost me like that?
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Why did you ghost us, Sophie?
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Do you think I'll ghost you when you become more famous?
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After all, you ghosted this person, so maybe you were the problem.
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You can ghost someone or be ghosted.
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You can't just ghost people.
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I'm really sorry about ghosting you the other day.
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He came off way too strong, so she ghosted him.
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But afterwards I tried texting and he totally ghosted.
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After their last argument, she decided to ghost him and cut off all communication.
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- Literature
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9.8
A religious dance from the late 1800s in which Native American people try to talk with spirits and find hope
- Specialized
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9.9
A word that enters a language because of a mistake, like a misprint, and has no real use
- Australian
A small or medium tree from Australia and Tasmania with smooth pale bark that peels in strips
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Etymology
Ghost meaning to end contact without explanation is modern slang from the image of a person who vanishes like a spirit, so when someone 'ghosts' you they disappear with no message.