Marathon ghosting 

Marathon Ghosting (noun)
The act of repeatedly disappearing from someone’s life for long stretches of time, only to reappear sporadically when lonely, bored, or in need—often dragging out the relationship dynamic for months or years without genuine commitment. Unlike one-time ghosting, marathon ghosting is a cycle of using and abandoning, leaving the other person emotionally strung along.

She only needs me when she's at rock bottom and there's nobody else, classic marathon ghosting!

Marathon ghosting by Krackinrocks August 22, 2025

Haptic Ghosting

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.

“I thought my phone buzzed, but it was just haptic ghosting after she stopped replying.”

Haptic Ghosting by artis sanctisoly March 9, 2026

Shadow ghosting

“Shadow ghosting” means you’re suspecting an individual fraudulently impersonating in the state of “ghosting” your friendship or your relationship or your personal or previous association with the individual but in the shadow of the genuine individual but it’s illegal because it’s considered identity, theft and fraud because the individual has illegally obtained ownership of their online or digital accounts and they will not tell you if you’re actually the genuine individual that you are talking too that you have previously associated yourself with in the past or even in the present

Since the pandemic, my close friend has stopped talking to me and removed me off social media. I tried reaching out to my friend, but they won’t reply to my messages, but I’ve been able to confirm with read receipts. They were able to read them. They continue to read my messages, but they don’t respond to them. After a considerable period of time I have not been able to confirm their genuine existence due to a lack of genuine responses, which includes catching up face-to-face so I assumed this individual has been shadow ghosting

Shadow ghosting by Keanu De Sousa April 17, 2026

Academic Ghosting

When a student completely ignores an assignment or class responsibility, hoping it will magically go away instead of dealing with it.

I had an essay due last week, but I ended up academic ghosting it and now I'm stressing about the grade.

Academic Ghosting by BAV_7020 April 25, 2026

Pulling a Ghostie 

An act of roleplay involving two characters who seem to be dating when in all actuality, they’re not

Wormie: Oh man. Me and Frog are pulling a Ghostie.

Pulling a Ghostie by wormkovitch August 22, 2021

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The most chad move to do and only beta's don't do it. just joking but he would appreciate it.

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Puff of hot air from lips of a ghost in the shadow of a unicorns dream

1.Something that never existed.

2. A figment of the imagination.
3. A lie

"I lied about being a doctor. It was a puff of hot air from lips of a ghost in the shadow of a unicorns dream."

Puff of hot air from lips of a ghost in the shadow of a unicorns dream by anonymous April 24, 2023