🌊 Traveling underwater 👻 Sudden reappearing 🚗 Sliding under belt

submarining

8.9

Suddenly contacting someone again after ignoring them for a long time

noun
/ˌsʌbməˈrinɪŋ/

Slang

: desaparecer y reaparecer

After months of no messages, his sudden submarining left her confused and frustrated.

Examples

Many people find submarining in online dating to be disrespectful and hurtful.
She was surprised by his submarining after he had ignored her for so long.
I can't believe she is submarining after all this time.
He keeps submarining whenever I try to reach him.
After weeks of silence, his unexpected submarining left her wondering what had changed.
In the world of online dating, many consider submarining to be a frustrating experience.
Her friend's abrupt submarining after months of chatting made her feel abandoned.

Synonyms

reappearance

vssubmarining

7 3.7

The time when someone or something comes back into sight after being away

is a sudden personal return that resumes contact after ignoring

reintroduction

vssubmarining

6 4.1

Bringing something or someone back after a time away

is an abrupt personal outreach to resume contact not a formal repeat presentation

reemergence

vssubmarining

4 5.5

Something that comes back after being absent or inactive

is a sudden personal return focused on resuming contact not general activity

reconnection

vssubmarining

1 3.9

Connecting again after a time apart, often between people or places

is a sudden one sided restart after ignoring not mutual connection

recontact

vssubmarining

6.3

A second time of getting in touch with someone for more information

is an abrupt return after deliberate ignoring rather than a planned follow up

reapproach

vssubmarining

8.1

A second attempt to contact or deal with someone after the first try

is an unexpected return that follows deliberate ignoring rather than a planned attempt

Antonyms

ghosting

Slang

1 7.2

Ending all contact with someone suddenly without telling them why

How Present

reconnection

1 3.9

submarining

Slang

8.9

ghosting

Slang

1 7.2

Surface Forms

submarining singular

submarinings plural

Morphology

submarining = submarine (semi-transparent) = submarine + ing

The slang sense (reappearing after ignoring someone) is a metaphorical extension of 'go under/return', so the relation is visible but requires pragmatic knowledge of internet slang.

Etymology

Submarining in online dating comes from the image of a submarine that hides under the water and then suddenly surfaces, so a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone who disappears and then pops back up. That's why it means suddenly reappearing after a period of ignoring someone.