A close cousin to submarining but not exactly ghosting, phantom menacing is the continuous act of showing signs of life on someone's social media feed (mostly through likes, possibly retweets) repeatedly or in intermittent patterns. But what makes phantom menacing different from submarining is that the phantom menace never actually opens up a line of dialog with the target in public conversation or private messaging.
While a person can phantom menace someone of any gender that they have a platonic relationship with, phantom menacing is virtually always done to a woman by a man after hooking up or dating. He will do this for weeks or even several months after he last exchanged a word with her yet never actually talk to her even after liking hundreds of her tweets.
While a person can phantom menace someone of any gender that they have a platonic relationship with, phantom menacing is virtually always done to a woman by a man after hooking up or dating. He will do this for weeks or even several months after he last exchanged a word with her yet never actually talk to her even after liking hundreds of her tweets.
"Remember that guy John I hooked up with forever ago at that party? We still follow each other on Facebook even though we haven't spoken in almost a year. Why does he keep phantom menacing me every few months by liking up every single post yet not saying anything? I don't live in a fuckin guarded tower, JUST TALK TO ME."
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by Crunchy_bois May 21, 2020
Get the Phantom Cuckmug. Rob chased the smell of bacon through the house only to find the kitchen empty. The Phantom Bacon had tricked him again.
by Whyzee May 22, 2012
Get the Phantom Baconmug. driving to a familiar location while thinking about something else without realizing you are driving to the wrong location.
I was so busy thinking about what I was going to do today, on the way to work I realized that I was phantom driving to the grocery store instead.
by munch68 August 28, 2013
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I was walking across the dance floor when I felt a dingleberry roll from between my cheeks and down my leg. I looked behind me mortified of what I would find, only to see nothing there. It was the ole' Phantom Dingleberry.
by P Word Miester December 5, 2013
Get the Phantom Dingleberrymug. An Erection felt but actually experienced, leaving one unable to reach an orgasm.
People who may experience this could be eunuchs, paraplegic/quadriplegics, or Lieutenant Dan.
People who may experience this could be eunuchs, paraplegic/quadriplegics, or Lieutenant Dan.
by Tojo June 27, 2014
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