Person 1: “I was walking at night and I heard someone make the ‘Æ’ sound at me.”
Person 2: “I think you had an encounter with the Æ Ghost.”
Person 2: “I think you had an encounter with the Æ Ghost.”
by tarofu May 8, 2025
Get the Æ Ghostmug. When you type a reply to someone then forget to hit send yet still think you sent the message, or reply in your head while being unaware of the fact you DIDN’T actually reply
by She_Looks_Like_Fun July 23, 2024
Get the Ghost replymug. A scary little roof leak that you never knew you had until one day….BOO!!! You’re about to do some regular maintenance work and suddenly your breathe is taken away by the appearance of a $5,000.00 roof repair bill.
Homeowner: “ I never even knew I had a leak!”
Roofer: “That there is a ghost leak. Most folks don’t know when they have one, until it’s too late.”
Roofer: “That there is a ghost leak. Most folks don’t know when they have one, until it’s too late.”
by RoofZen August 23, 2021
Get the Ghost Leakmug. "I thought I payed the rent but I guess it was just Puffs of Hot Air From the Lips of a Ghost in the Shadow of a Unicorns Dream."
by anonymous April 24, 2023
Get the Puffs of Hot Air From the Lips of a Ghost in the Shadow of a Unicorns Dreammug. Ghost Hustling-the act of working hard on something no one else notices, leading to little or no recognition. Ghost hustling is also the unseen labor of people still pushing for visibility and truth in environments where their language—and by extension, their work is being strategically erased.
Policy & Bureaucratic Silencing
The current climate has banned specific terms in documents and communications. This can be viewed as ghost hustling language—words are removed behind the scenes, often without public acknowledgment. Affected researchers, agencies, advocates continue their work with limited recognition or visibility. The reported banning of diversity, equity, and inclusion can be framed as ghost hustling: these concepts still exist and are being discussed, but in a way that lacks institutional support or visibility.
Cultural & Political Reframing
Subtle language shifts in public discourse—replacing words like refugee with illegal migrant, or gender equality with family values—is ghost hustling. Advocates & policymakers continue work but the terminology they use to gain legitimacy or funding is erased or altered.
Media & Public Perception
Not officially banning words but making their use politically risky (categorizing terms as "woke" or "unpatriotic"), ghost hustles language out of public discourse. The act shifts censorship to individuals and organizations in ways that aren’t explicitly mandated but are quite impactful.
Policy & Bureaucratic Silencing
The current climate has banned specific terms in documents and communications. This can be viewed as ghost hustling language—words are removed behind the scenes, often without public acknowledgment. Affected researchers, agencies, advocates continue their work with limited recognition or visibility. The reported banning of diversity, equity, and inclusion can be framed as ghost hustling: these concepts still exist and are being discussed, but in a way that lacks institutional support or visibility.
Cultural & Political Reframing
Subtle language shifts in public discourse—replacing words like refugee with illegal migrant, or gender equality with family values—is ghost hustling. Advocates & policymakers continue work but the terminology they use to gain legitimacy or funding is erased or altered.
Media & Public Perception
Not officially banning words but making their use politically risky (categorizing terms as "woke" or "unpatriotic"), ghost hustles language out of public discourse. The act shifts censorship to individuals and organizations in ways that aren’t explicitly mandated but are quite impactful.
Ex. I've been ghost hustling at this job for months.
Ex. Ghost hustling never gets you the credit you deserve.
Ex. Policy Silencing
Climate scientists are ghost hustling in this new political climate, still conducting vital research even as terms like ‘climate change’ quietly disappear from official reports.
Cultural and Political Reframing
By replacing ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ with terms like ‘merit-based hiring,’ policymakers are ghost hustling an entire movement out of the public conversation.
Media and Public Perception
Journalists covering issues of systemic racism are ghost hustling their narratives into mainstream media, skillfully avoiding banned buzzwords to keep their work from being dismissed as ‘too political.’
Ex. Ghost hustling never gets you the credit you deserve.
Ex. Policy Silencing
Climate scientists are ghost hustling in this new political climate, still conducting vital research even as terms like ‘climate change’ quietly disappear from official reports.
Cultural and Political Reframing
By replacing ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ with terms like ‘merit-based hiring,’ policymakers are ghost hustling an entire movement out of the public conversation.
Media and Public Perception
Journalists covering issues of systemic racism are ghost hustling their narratives into mainstream media, skillfully avoiding banned buzzwords to keep their work from being dismissed as ‘too political.’
by Big Less 64 March 12, 2025
Get the Ghost Hustlingmug. someone that doesn't need to drink a lot to get drunk at a party; someone who drinks so little that by looking at the bottle, no one can tell they got drunk off of it; 2 or 3 shots and they're out
Brian: Hey did you see Janice at the party last night, she was plastered
Vince: Yeah and she only took a couple shots
Brian: HAHHA she's a ghost drinker
Vince: Yeah and she only took a couple shots
Brian: HAHHA she's a ghost drinker
by murrmaid99 April 16, 2017
Get the ghost drinkermug. by Armay January 14, 2025
Get the Ghost Sharkmug.