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title: "ghosting · GenZ Decoded"
description: "ghosting: Abruptly ending all contact with someone without explanation. Example: \"He seemed interested, then started ghosting me completely.\" Meaning and usage."
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# ghosting

Millennial[#dating](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/dating/)

**Meaning.** Abruptly ending all contact with someone without explanation.

See it in a sentence

He seemed interested, then started ghosting me completely.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [ghost](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ghost/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    ghosting

- Gen X

    [blow off](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/blow-off/),[blow someone off](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/blow-someone-off/)

- Boomer

    [give someone the brush-off](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/give-someone-the-brush-off/)

- Plain English

    abruptly ending all contact with someone without explanation

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## Related slang

- [fruity](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fruity/): Suggesting that someone or something is gay or flamboyant.
- [game](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/game/): Ability to attract romantic or sexual interest.
- [green flag](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/green-flag/): A positive sign of healthy behavior in a person or relationship.
- [gyat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gyat/): An exclamation of surprise or admiration, often at someone's attractive figure; from god damn.

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