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Ghost high 

Feeling of being high at anytime without the consumption of drugs.
P1: “Man, I feel high right now but I haven’t taken anything”

P2: “I get that a lot, it’s just a ghost high”
Ghost high by Pseudonym-fakename August 19, 2019

high score ghost 

A high score on a game held by and usually the last memory of a dead relative, friend or practically anyone you know. Once you beat this high score, you lose all you had left of them.
Person 1: "I just beat my brother's high score ghost and lost the only thing left I had of him"
Person 2: "Oh fuck that's horrible"
high score ghost by Parahedronix February 29, 2024

ghostnighter 

The act of staying up all night long on a school night then going to school the next day and looking like a mofo on drugs.
soffonias: Damn nigga you look a little pale, you on drugs?

Seiya: naw nigga I pulled a ghostnighter listenin to michael bolton!

Soffonias: aw fuck nigga you should go class nigga.

Seiya: yeeeaaaa
ghostnighter by kbrah May 18, 2008

ghostlighting 

A hybrid of ghosting and gaslighting. Ceasing all communication with someone and then, when they attempt to contact you, pretending like you have no idea who they are or what they are talking about.
John: "Guys, did you hear what Christina did?"
Catherine: "No, what?"
John: "She was too chicken sh*t to quit her job, so she just didn't show up and then when her boss, Will, called her, she acted like she didn't know who he was!"
Catherine: "Oh, wow, she's totally ghostlighting that dude, eh?"
ghostlighting by rjcorefour November 28, 2017
Word of the Day on November 30, 2017

Ghostlighting 

(verb) The act of pretending you are not ghosting someone by continuing to engage in superficial or superficial communication, such as liking their social media posts or sending them occasional messages, without actually committing to any real interaction or communication.

Note: Ghostlighting is often used as a way to avoid confrontation or to mislead someone into thinking that a relationship or connection is still active, when in reality the person is being ghosted. It is generally considered to be a dishonest and manipulative behavior.
I thought we were still friends, but then I realized she was just ghostlighting me by liking all my Instagram photos and sending me the occasional text message."
Ghostlighting by lucwrite December 22, 2022

Ghostlight

A portmanteau of "ghost" and "gaslight". To completely ignore and deny that something ever happened.
"When we asked the politician about his tax evasion charges, he just ghostlighted us by saying that it never happened, and then completely ignored us."
Ghostlight by Chicago Faucet November 3, 2025
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026

Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
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."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
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