The action of being in like, lust, or love with someone. Related to the act or statement to heart him/her. Generally accompanied by fascination/obsession with the individual in question. Typically used when the situation is too ambiguous to establish a true definition of what the relationship is....the fact that hearting is someone also sounds like the word "hurting" is an interesting coincidence, because sometimes hearting someone can be quite painful...

A buzz word being used to refer to creators and influencers forming or encouraging unhealthy relationships with their fans. Usually used in the context of young audiences feeling they have a relationship with the influencer due to the huge amount of the influencer’s content they consume. The influencer in question, however, is unaware of the fan’s existence other than the general knowledge of having fans. Common examples include Dream and his stans. These relationships are exacerbated by the influencers confirming they have more than a creator-to-viewer relationship.

The word is circulating due to various YouTube essays about the phenomenon using the word, and therefore people who enjoy complaining about influencers repeating what they heard in the video in any comments section they can find.