(adj.) Describes the act of vanishing suddenly and poetically, like a woman in a Haruki Murakami novel, leaving behind only cryptic clues: a half-read book, an unfinished drink, clothes hanging on the line, a jazz record spinning endlessly or the faint scent of perfume in an empty room. No explanation, no drama—just gone, as if you slipped into another world.
(v.) To mysteriously disappear from someone’s life in a way that feels ripped from a Haruki Murakami novel—sudden, poetic, and hauntingly unresolved.
(v.) To mysteriously disappear from someone’s life in a way that feels ripped from a Haruki Murakami novel—sudden, poetic, and hauntingly unresolved.
"She Murakamied me last winter—left her favorite umbrella in my doorway and a voicemail about a dream she couldn't remember. That was the last time I heard her voice."
"Don't get too attached to her. Women like that don't break up with you—they Murakami you. One day you'll wake up to an empty apartment and a fridge full of food she'll never eat."
"He texted 'I'll be right back,' left his keys on the table, and fully Murakamied. That was six months ago. I still keep his coffee mug clean, just in case."
"This city has a way of Murakami-ing people. You meet them under a flickering streetlamp, share one perfect conversation, and then—gone. Like they were never real."
"I didn't get dumped. I got Murakamied. No fight, no tears—just a note that said 'I have to go where the moon is brighter' and a pair of red shoes she never came back for."
"Don't get too attached to her. Women like that don't break up with you—they Murakami you. One day you'll wake up to an empty apartment and a fridge full of food she'll never eat."
"He texted 'I'll be right back,' left his keys on the table, and fully Murakamied. That was six months ago. I still keep his coffee mug clean, just in case."
"This city has a way of Murakami-ing people. You meet them under a flickering streetlamp, share one perfect conversation, and then—gone. Like they were never real."
"I didn't get dumped. I got Murakamied. No fight, no tears—just a note that said 'I have to go where the moon is brighter' and a pair of red shoes she never came back for."
by wordnick July 29, 2025