verb Internet Slang

Submarining

/ˈsʌbməriːnɪŋ/ · verb · slang

When a ghost resurfaces out of nowhere acting like they never disappeared at all.

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Definitions

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Distinguished by the total lack of acknowledgment, the person dives back up like a submarine breaking the surface.

“Submarining is wild because they act like the silence never happened.”
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Resurfacing after ghosting someone, popping back up with a casual message as if no time passed and offering zero explanation for going dark.

“He submarined me with 'what you up to' after vanishing for two months.”
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Used as a noun for the act of the sudden re-emergence.

“The submarining always happens right when you've finally moved on.”
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Submarining In A Sentence

Three months of nothing then a 'hey stranger', textbook submarining.
She submarined back into my DMs like she didn't ghost me at prom.
Don't reward the submarining, that 'good morning' text means nothing.

Origin & Usage

Named after a submarine that vanishes underwater then suddenly surfaces. It became a dating term in the late 2010s to describe ghosts who return without explanation.

Variants SubmarineSubResurfacing
Tags #gen-z#dating#internet#ghosting#texting

People Also Ask

What does submarining mean in dating?

It's when someone who ghosted you reappears out of nowhere with a casual message, acting as if they never disappeared and offering no explanation.

How is submarining different from zombieing?

They're very close; both involve a ghost returning. Submarining specifically stresses the no-explanation, business-as-usual attitude on their return.

Should you respond to submarining?

Many people advise caution, since someone who vanished and reappeared without accountability often repeats the pattern.

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