R-bombing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of leaving someone's text message on read without replying. neologism, uncountable

    "However, being the victim of R-bombing may occasionally lead to obsessive behaviour, warns Preece, i.e. repeatedly checking to see if that person has been online or active on other forms of social media."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of R-bomb form-of, gerund, participle, present
  2. 2
    present participle of r-bomb form-of, participle, present

Synonyms

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leave someone on read

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"However, being the victim of R-bombing may occasionally lead to obsessive behaviour, warns Preece, i.e. repeatedly checking to see if that person has been online or active on other forms of social media."

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