Phantom internet

This occurs when your preferred DNS server stops responding, or is no longer available, presumably due to your router.
When you already have a connection with another server/computer during this event, it is called "phantom internet", or internet remaining that might soon fade away due to packet loss or new requests, since new requests (usually) attempt to resolve a hostname from the unavailable DNS. Similar to phantom pain.

Person 1: My internet had an outage last night.
Person 2: Ah, that sucks.
Person 1: Luckily I had some phantom internet to finish my ongoing match!

by Electrozi June 11, 2022

Phantom Shart

When you think you've sharted so you pull down your pants and wipe your ass only to realize it's clean. That's a phantom shart.

Thought I shit myself, but it was a phantom shart.

by RoundenBrown June 12, 2022

unreal phantom

Guy who originated from the hit battle royale game developed and published by Epic Games released in 2017 called "Fortnite: Battle Royale".

Oh my god Hank look its Unreal Phantom from the hit battle royale game "Fortnite: Battle Royale"

by FortniteGamer3002 June 14, 2022

Phantom Flow

That monthly feeling you get when you haven't had your period in years.

" I must be about to Phantom Flow. I'm all bloated and sh*t!

by Jaelless October 25, 2025