What does Ghosting mean?
Other definitions of Ghosting:
- Slang for the act of watching an online streamer who you are currently playing against in a video game. Most often in strategy games, this allows asymmetrical knowledge which can lead to an advantage. This is bad sportsmanship.
- Cutting off all communication with someone via online platforms or texts. The name comes from how the person appears to have died to the other person.
- Disappearing or cancelling plans so suddenly, that it would make sense that somebody has died.
- Rarely, this can refer to the act of pooping so quickly and with such force, that the fecal matter disappears down the toilet before flushing occurs.
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How to use the term
Ghosting:
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Are you ghosting me? I see that you're active online; you must be ignoring me.
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There's no way this player should have anticipated my move. They're ghosting my stream.
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I've been ghosted by so many people from this app. I think they're ghosting me after I tell them about my love of uncooked hotdogs.
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I'm telling you I didn't flushing. It must have been ghosting.
Video related to Ghosting
References:
What Psychologists Can Tell You About Ghosting | YouTube
- A Miscellaneous that mentions "Ghosting."
A SciShow Psych episode about the deeper meanings behind ghosting and the types of people who might ghost someone.
Hosted by Brit Garner.
- Check it Out
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