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title: "zombie · GenZ Decoded"
description: "zombie: A former romantic interest who ghosts you and later resurfaces. Example: \"My ex zombied back into my DMs.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# zombie

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

**Meaning.** A former romantic interest who ghosts you and later resurfaces.

See it in a sentence

My ex zombied back into my DMs.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    zombie

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    No word for this one yet.

- Plain English

    former romantic interest who ghosts you and later resurfaces

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## Related slang

- [valid](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/valid/): Valid is often used to affirm that someone's feelings or opinions are reasonable or supported.
- [zaddy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/zaddy/): A handsome, stylish, confident, well-dressed older man.
- [attention whore](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/attention-whore/): A hostile term for someone the speaker thinks deliberately provokes reactions to be noticed.
- [bae](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bae/): A romantic partner; a term of endearment shortened from babe, popular in the early 2010s.

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