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Ghosted

term used when someone suddenly stops replying to messages or communicating without any explanation, usually in dating or friendships. It often leaves the other person confused and ignored.
We were talking every day, and then he completely ghosted me without saying anything.

by Long Tran January 26,2026
by klen12 January 26, 2026
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Ghosted

a term used to describe when someone they have been communicating with abruptly stops all communications. This includes phone calls, text messages, emails, fax, video, zoom, carrier pigeon, western union, snap chat, and dm's.

These actions are usually preceded by many a broken promises to "hang out", "have a drink or two", "come over' or "catch up" on the part of the Ghoster. Also, most likely, pertinent details such as location, address, unit number, phone number, people in attendance, starting time, ending time, and probable prior invites to other locales are almost always conveniently left out of the initial invite.

The Ghostee is left wondering whether the person that was just texting them seconds, minutes. or hours ago is now alive or dead. Neither can be definitively proven just like the existence of ghosts.
Person 1 @ 10pm: Hey guys, Mark just invited us over to his hotel for beer pong and pizza.

Person 2 @ 10pm: Which hotel?

Person 1 @ 10:01pm: I texted him back and asked for details. Told him we're game.

Person 1 @ 10:02: (checks phone)
Person 1 @ 10:03: (checks phone and calls Mark)
Person 1 @ 10:08 (checks phone and sends hello text)
Person 1 @ 10:15 (checks phone)
Person 1 and rest of group come to the realization that Mark ghosted them.
by CaSINoBear September 6, 2025
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food ghoster

adjective describing one who farts a lot or the one who farted most recent.
aww hell no, I am not inviting Shelia cabin camping again, SHE'S A NASTY ASS FOOD GHOSTER!!
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party ghoster

Someone who leaves a party without telling anyone or saying goodbye
Have you seen Trish? She must have left. What a Party Ghoster
by PortageAndMain April 19, 2018
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Space Ghosted

How you walk past Several empty parking spaces near the entrance after you had searched for a space and given up... parking far away from the entrance.
I was space ghosted at the mall 😱
by LadyLyles April 22, 2018
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Phone ghosted

When you repeatedly press a button on a touchscreen phone and your input is ignored you are being "phone ghosted".

The term has been used by some teenage segments of the population who take the failure of the phone to respond as a personal affront, similar in experience to being dissed or ignored by a real person.
I can't unlock my iPhone; I'm being f**cking phone ghosted.
by E. Pinchbeck March 1, 2018
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Ghetto ghosted

When you are in a ghetto shuffle and almost punch someone, but end up missing them.
It woulda been a tko but you jus got ghetto ghosted!!!
by Demongel October 29, 2019
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