verb Internet Slang

Stashing

/ˈstæʃɪŋ/ · verb · slang

Keeping your partner hidden from your friends, family, and online life like a stashed secret.

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Definitions

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Describes the hidden partner's experience of feeling like a secret.

“Being stashed makes you feel like a side option even when you're official.”
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Concealing the person you're dating by never introducing them to your social circle or featuring them on your socials, effectively stashing them away.

“We're a year deep and he's stashing me, not a single friend knows.”
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A sign someone may be ashamed, keeping options open, or already attached to someone else.

“Stashing this long usually means there's another person in the picture.”
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Stashing In A Sentence

Never posted, never introduced, classic stashing behaviour.
Why are you stashing me away like our relationship is a crime?
She stashed her boyfriend for months before her mates clocked it.

Origin & Usage

From 'stash', meaning to hide something away. It rose alongside pocketing in late-2010s dating media as a label for hidden-partner behavior.

Variants StashPocketingStashed
Tags #gen-z#dating#internet#relationships#social-media

People Also Ask

What does stashing mean in a relationship?

It's hiding your partner from your friends, family, and social media, keeping the relationship secret as if you've stashed the person away.

Is stashing a red flag?

After the early dating stage, yes; ongoing stashing often signals shame, hidden options, or that the person isn't truly committed.

What's the difference between stashing and pocketing?

They mean essentially the same thing and are used interchangeably for hiding a partner from your wider life.

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