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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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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

ghost light 

Lighting in a video game that has no apparent source for the light to come from. Its like going out on a bright day, but not being able to find the sun in the sky even though the surroundings are brightly lit. Dead Rising on XBOX is a good example.
Damn ghost light, are programmers to lazy to code a damn sun??
ghost light by xzybit June 24, 2007

Ghost light 

1 a light bulb mounted on a pole app 5 ft high or so. The light is always turned y
On and positioned at the front of the stage when locking up for the night. This ritual is performed in order to keep ghosts away
2 a strong lamp mounted on a telephone pole which has a powerful beam

Usually for security in rural areas.
1 I always put the ghost light at the front of the stage when locking up. Especially since we're currently doing "that 'scottish play
2 my ghost light on y farm burned out
So I'll have to go to "osh"tomorrow and get a new one
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Ghost light by 4realazitgits March 27, 2021

Gooselighting 

When you're a Goose and you manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity.
We're Gooselighting the Goosemaster himself.
Gooselighting by XMastaFlex May 17, 2022
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