A public social media post shared with the intention for one specific person to see. Often shared to either get a reaction/response, for stories/snaps to see if someone is lurking you, or testing if they muted/are ignoring you. Often occurring in situationships, bad break ups, ghosting and orbiting, unrequited love, or intense crushes based on a fantasy version of that person in your head.
(Put down the phone love, remove them as a follow and move on. You deserve better)
(Put down the phone love, remove them as a follow and move on. You deserve better)
"stop checking who viewed your story" "I can't it's a Gatsby, I'm trying to see if my ex has viewed it or if he muted me"
"hey do you think is selfie is hot enough? I'm Gatsby Posting - shooting my shot by giving Tony a chance to fire emoji react o it but it has to be hot enough because if he only views it and doesn't react I will just DIE"
"hey do you think is selfie is hot enough? I'm Gatsby Posting - shooting my shot by giving Tony a chance to fire emoji react o it but it has to be hot enough because if he only views it and doesn't react I will just DIE"
by cumoneileen April 4, 2022
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Stop Gatsby-ing so much! You only put that pic on Instagram, because you hoped your crush would see it!
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Gatsby Chocolate fucked up when they made an ad using a fake UrbanDictionary.com definition for their ads.
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like the Great Gatsby throwing lavish parties hoping daisy buchanan might stop by
like the Great Gatsby throwing lavish parties hoping daisy buchanan might stop by
i put out a gatsby post so she would slide into my DMs but she didn't even see the story
marina's gatsby posting so much recently, who's she trying to impress
teresa's gatsby post about gatsby posting didn't really get her the results she wanted
marina's gatsby posting so much recently, who's she trying to impress
teresa's gatsby post about gatsby posting didn't really get her the results she wanted
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Get the gatsby posting mug.A superficial or hurried method of cleaning a space by hiding clutter in closets, under furniture, or out of sight in order to give the appearance of tidiness—typically done to impress guests or visitors. Inspired by the extravagant yet carefully staged appearances in The Great Gatsby
I didn’t have time to deep clean before the dinner party, so I just did a Gatsby Clean—shoved the laundry in the closet and wiped down the counters.
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1. Posting something hoping your crush will see is an example of gatsby syndrome, you got this!
2. Liking a post about how the "love of your life" hurt you is also Gatsby Syndrome, you tell them bestie 💞
2. Liking a post about how the "love of your life" hurt you is also Gatsby Syndrome, you tell them bestie 💞
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