Making a requested change, or rearranging a piece of written material, only to make the critic or reader "happy", but not to actually alter the meaning of the writing.
Rearranging the text for the publisher was an exercise in haptimization, so I would not have to listen to her complain
by Dominoodle March 1, 2011
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Hap-tic Ghost-ing
/ˈhap-tik ˈɡō-stiŋ/
noun
The unsettling sensation of feeling a phone vibration, tap, or buzz that never actually happened—usually right after you’ve been ignored, left on read, or cut off emotionally. Often blamed on anxiety, anticipation, or the modern brain being permanently on “notification watch.”
Symptoms may include: checking your phone repeatedly, swearing it vibrated, and mild embarrassment when you realize it didn’t.
/ˈhap-tik ˈɡō-stiŋ/
noun
The unsettling sensation of feeling a phone vibration, tap, or buzz that never actually happened—usually right after you’ve been ignored, left on read, or cut off emotionally. Often blamed on anxiety, anticipation, or the modern brain being permanently on “notification watch.”
Symptoms may include: checking your phone repeatedly, swearing it vibrated, and mild embarrassment when you realize it didn’t.
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