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To ditch a person you are talking to from your IM service. Either by:
1. Appearing Offline, blocking them and coming back online.
2. Or the less subtle route: Closing their message window, then blocking them.
This dude must have been a paedo, so I e-bailed straight-out
e-bail by Rob Yeo April 7, 2005
Related Words
e-bail • E-bailing • Ebailer • e • E-Boy • E.M.A • e-tard • E-bay • e-z • E.Bola
(verb)The act of ditching plans or dumping a significant other over the internet.
John-Did she cry when you dumped her?

Matt- I don't know, I e-bailed.
e-bail by Sarah and Molly August 4, 2008
An improvement on the previously suggested 'email bail' (which, let's face it, is a mouthful), an e-bail is using an e-mail or other such electronic correspondence to cancel on a planned event.
Oh I can't believe it, she just e-bailed on me
e-bail by Mumuproductions August 22, 2008

E-bailing 

Using email or text message to cancel or change some commitments; instead of calling or in person.
I WAS E-BAILING ON PEOPLE ALL DAY BECAUSE I HAD PROMISED TO MEET THEM FOR INTERVIEWS.
E-bailing by Major Thomas February 21, 2018
Word of the Day on May 13, 2018
breaking up with someone or quitting over the internet
My girlfriend lived in Pittsburgh, and I didn't want to drive 4 hours to dump her, so I ebailed on the bitch.
ebail by Nop and Alex December 23, 2003
A new eBay user who decides to bid and win, or sell and not send; and because he/she has no prior feedback score does not pay, send or respond to messages; through ignorance and/or stupidity.
"Good Luck bidding!! And please no eBailers.... Only experienced eBayer's with a feedback score!"
eBailer by Destin James October 1, 2008
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