shadow follow

When you follow someone online without clicking subscribe, like, follow, etc.

I keep up with a lot of people online, but they don't know because I shadow follow them.

by Cindie; aka Mamoo, Wife, Hot Tamale April 14, 2021

being followed

a term used to describe a woman with a fat ass

“yoh, she’s being followed. there’s at least 4 disciples behind her”

by Jesus of Arabia September 22, 2023

Ghost follower

Is a person that doesn't add you on social media or like your post, but some how still knows what you have posted.

Damn... Johnny knows every picture I posted. He doesn't follow me tho???

He's a ghost follower bro...

by True_Gninnahc December 12, 2021

Follower-Fishing

“Influencers” making posts to gain more followers in a dramatic/controversial way.

“She made a post last month about their life being too much in the spotlight and how hard it is on their marriage so they broke up. But then a month later posted about fighting for that marriage. All while posting it in the “spotlight”. She was follower-fishing

by Idontcarewhatmypseudonymiss November 18, 2022

follow baiter

Someone who follows you on social media so you follow them back . They delete you and use you to get up

This slut on IG is a follow baiter. She just wants the fame.

by Eff security April 5, 2019

follower dump

When someone unfollows a lot of people on social media. Occurs most often after high school, when someone forgets about a majority of their high school friends and meets new college friends. Usually done by popular girls.

Josh: "Hey Zach, Morgan unfollowed me on Instagram."

Zach: "Why? You two were really good friends."

Josh: "I think she is doing a follower dump on her socials. She just went to college."

by HanTheMan34 January 13, 2021

Schaden follow

Verb, noun;

To follow someone you hate on social media and sneerily derive pleasure from their perceived failures. Derived from German 'schadenfreude' - the derivation of pleasure from the misfortune of others.

Ned: 'Weird. Anne from work followed me on Insta, but I know she has it out for me.'

Ed: 'Sounds like a schaden follow, bud. You should block her.'

by Ornaanto September 5, 2018