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To use someone to get over your ex, even though you still have feelings for them.
Girl 1: Have you heard? Amanda is dating John even thought she recently broke up with Jake!
Girl 2: I think Amanda is using John as a rebound.
Rebound by MachoTaco August 4, 2014

on the rebound 

The period of time immediately after a relationship between a couple is terminated, during which either of the people in the former couple begins a new relationship with someone else.
Bobby : Hey man, did you hear? Anne broke up with Jeremy?

Jim : Yeah, I know. But I hear that Cathy's already on his case .. she asked him to help her go shopping for frozen sushi balls last night.

Bobby : Cool! Looks like she's trying to catch him on the rebound!
on the rebound by zxulo November 19, 2006

Rebound Rug 

The neglected, untamed growth that follows after a long, sexless breakup. The victim has typically forgotten until their pants are lowered in front of their new partner, who is unable to see the tree through the forest.

A.K.A Forest of the Forgotten, Melancholy Mop, Abstinent Overgrowth, Dry Spell Danglies, Loenely Lettuce, Wishful Willows, Leafy Leftovers
Me: "How'd that date go last night?"

Josh: "I forgot to bush whack beforehand, so I rolled out the rebound rug for her."
Going from one relationship to the next right away to avoid the pain of a breakup.
I just broke up with my g/f, and today I met my boyfriend! Hes awesome.
rebound by James Chanley January 24, 2004

Rebound dick 

The term for the guy a girl uses to have meaningless sex with after a breakup even though she doesn't like him. The "backup" guy for sex.
Guy: "Hey, how did things go with Tiffany?"
Friend: "Not good. Turns out she just used me as a rebound dick. She didn't really like me."
Guy: "Ah fuck. That's cold."
Rebound dick by PandemicMEM May 19, 2016

rebound slut 

Girls who will fuck many guys in the roughly 6 months following a break-up before settling back down into a relationship.

Pussy power (I can fuck who I want, when I want) + missing ex-boyfriend and trying to cope = rebound slut.
Damn bruh, you smashed Sarah too? She's a total rebound slut.
rebound slut by JayMoolah December 9, 2016