Vaguebook

//ˈveɪɡˌbʊk// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To post deliberately cryptic statements on social media (particularly Facebook) so as to elicit attention or requests for detail. Internet, intransitive

    "While watching that video of the 2012 New Year’s Eve party, both the president and first lady realize they have something to hold over their rival’s head. What it is, exactly, remains unclear. Which is maddening; these two talk to each other the way some people “vaguebook” on Facebook."

Example

More examples

"While watching that video of the 2012 New Year’s Eve party, both the president and first lady realize they have something to hold over their rival’s head. What it is, exactly, remains unclear. Which is maddening; these two talk to each other the way some people “vaguebook” on Facebook."

Etymology

Blend of vague + Facebook.

Related phrases

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