Ghostee

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is ghosted or ignored by someone else. slang

    "Now, a new study led by Leah LeFebvre of the University of Alabama sought to shed scientific light on this phenomenon, to help demystify why and how ghosters choose to end a relationship in this manner, and how ghostees experience this method of relationship dissolution. […] This theme refers to the ghoster’s disinterest in the ghostee as a result of the latter’s antagonistic behavior."

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"Now, a new study led by Leah LeFebvre of the University of Alabama sought to shed scientific light on this phenomenon, to help demystify why and how ghosters choose to end a relationship in this manner, and how ghostees experience this method of relationship dissolution. […] This theme refers to the ghoster’s disinterest in the ghostee as a result of the latter’s antagonistic behavior."

Etymology

From ghost + -ee.

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