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Breadcrumbing

When the “crush” has no intentions of taking things further, but they like the attention. So they flirt here or there, send dm/texts just to keep the person interested, knowing damn well they’re staying single.
Danielle was so flirty the other night, he messaged me 3 times just to say hello, I think he’s coming around.

No Susan he’s breadcrumbing you just so you’ll keep nibbling at his heels.
Breadcrumbing by Briness May 11, 2018
Word of the Day on June 3, 2021

Breadcrumbing

When someone gives you tid bits of information on someone or something as to manipulate your feelings and opinions about it. It is a shady way to behave and used by the most opportunistic of individuals.

The information is always for their benefit because they don’t care about you. No authentic person breadcrumbs.
Casey is always breadcrumbing. She only tells part of the story and wants me to hate Jonathan. What a fake friend!
Breadcrumbing by Ogyogurt January 26, 2022

breadcrumbing

The act of sending out flirtatious, but non-committal text messages (ie "breadcrumbs") to members of the opposite sex in order to lure a sexual partner without expending much effort.
Kelly started breadcrumbing early in the evening in the hopes that one of guys she'd been working might show up for a late-night booty call.
breadcrumbing by August Dawn October 26, 2010
Word of the Day on September 28, 2014

breadcrumbing

When you follow someone (either on social media or in real life) for months, taking a deliberate interest in them and feigning interest in their every word with the hope that it will contribute to some later payoff.
I have been demurely breadcrumbing that guy on Twitter for months with the hope that he will slide into the DMs one day.
breadcrumbing by xDrewB February 17, 2017

Breadcrumbing

Having your kindness being mistaken for weakness
My boss always owes me money and every week he is breadcrumbing me

egg-and-breadcrumbing

Flirting with someone you don't fancy at all, purely to annoy or upset their partner.
Yeah nah... don't have tickets on yourself Narelle, he was just egg-and-breadcrumbing you to get up Gary's nose.
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Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
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