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#dating

63 words tagged “dating”

🚩
noun

The red flag emoji — marks warning-sign behavior, especially in dating; spam it to flag something sketchy.

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Ick
noun

A sudden feeling of disgust toward someone you were attracted to, often triggered by something small.

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Green Flag
noun

A positive trait, behavior, or sign that suggests someone is trustworthy, healthy, or worth investing time in.

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Catch Flights, Not Feelings
phrase

A mantra about staying detached, chasing travel and freedom instead of getting attached.

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Fizzling
verb

When a promising talking stage just loses energy and quietly dies on its own.

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Talking Stage
noun

The early phase of getting to know someone romantically, before you're officially together.

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Eboy
noun

A soft-grunge online boy with chains, painted nails, dyed hair, and a terminally online vibe.

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Breadcrumbing
noun

Leading someone on with just enough attention to keep them interested, without real commitment.

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Roster
noun

The lineup of people you're casually dating or talking to at the same time.

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R-Bombing
verb

Leaving someone on read on purpose, letting the read receipt sit there as a power move.

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Pecho 18+
verb

Mature content — open to view.

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Simp
noun

Someone who does too much for a person they're attracted to, often without it being returned — over-the-top in their devotion.

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Cuffing Season
noun

The colder months when single people want to couple up and settle down for the winter.

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Situationship
noun

A romantic relationship that's undefined — more than a fling, but without a clear label or commitment.

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Soft Launch Era
phrase

The phase where you hint at something new (a relationship, project, or self-reinvention) without fully revealing it.

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Submarining
verb

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

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Orbiting
verb

When someone ghosts your texts but keeps watching your stories and liking your posts.

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Haunting
verb

When an ex or ghost keeps a creepy quiet presence on your socials, watching but never speaking.

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Cushioning
verb

Keeping a few backups on the side to soften the blow if your main relationship ends.

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Thirsty
adjective

Desperate for attention, validation, or romantic/sexual interest — visibly craving it.

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Thirst trap
noun

A deliberately alluring photo posted to attract attention, compliments, or desire.

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Wrizz
noun

Wholesome rizz — charming someone in a sweet, genuine way rather than a slick one.

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Stashing
verb

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

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Chirpsing
verb

Flirting with or chatting someone up — UK slang.

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Dogfishing
verb

Posing with a dog that isn't yours on dating profiles to seem more lovable and trustworthy.

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Zaddy
noun

An attractive, stylish, confident older man — like "daddy" but with extra swagger.

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Future Faking
verb

Promising a big shared future you have no intention of delivering, just to keep someone hooked.

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Wifey
noun

A girlfriend you see as serious, long-term, and basically marriage material.

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Body Count 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

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Hard Launch
verb

To publicly and unmistakably reveal a relationship online, often after hinting at it for a while.

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Pick Me
noun

Someone who seeks validation by putting others down and acting "not like the rest" to be chosen.

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Roaching
verb

Hiding that you're dating loads of people and acting shocked when you get caught.

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Thot 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

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Freaky 18+
adjective

Mature content — open to view.

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Red Flag
noun

A warning sign that someone or something has a serious problem — a reason to be cautious.

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Paperclipping
verb

When an ex randomly resurfaces with a 'hey' just to remind you they exist, then vanishes again.

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Pulled
verb

To successfully attract or get together with a romantic interest — "he pulled" means he scored a date or hookup.

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Delusional Confidence
phrase

Extreme self belief that seems disconnected from reality, often used jokingly and sometimes admiringly.

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Toxic
adjective

Harmful, manipulative, or draining to be around — especially in relationships.

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Caught Feelings
phrase

Developing romantic feelings for someone, often unexpectedly or against your intentions.

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Whipped
adjective

So in love or devoted to a partner that you do whatever they want.

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Caspering
verb

A friendly ghost move, letting someone down gently before quietly fading out.

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Ghosting
noun

Suddenly cutting off all contact with someone, with no explanation — vanishing like a ghost.

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Monkey-Barring
verb

Swinging straight from one relationship to the next without ever letting go of a bar.

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Benching
noun

Keeping someone as a backup option while you pursue other people.

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DTF 18+
phrase

Mature content — open to view.

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DTR
phrase

"Define the relationship" — the conversation about whether you're official or not.

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Micro-Cheating
verb

Small sneaky acts of emotional infidelity that aren't full cheating but still cross a line.

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Beige Flag
noun

A quirky, neutral trait in a partner that's neither a red flag nor a green flag — just oddly boring or weird.

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Zombieing
noun

When someone who ghosted you suddenly comes back from the dead and contacts you again.

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Hesidating
verb

Dating while stuck in constant hesitation, too unsure to commit or fully walk away.

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Slow Fade
noun

Ending things by gradually replying less and less until you've basically disappeared.

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Delusionship
noun

An imagined relationship that exists mostly in your head — being delulu about someone who isn't actually your partner.

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Pocketing
verb

Dating someone but hiding them from your friends, family, and socials like they're a secret.

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Soft Launch
verb

To hint at something (often a new relationship) subtly online before officially revealing it.

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Soft Ghosting
verb

Fading someone out by liking their message instead of replying, so you never technically ghost.

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Rizz
noun

Style, charm, or the ability to attract a romantic partner through sheer presence.

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Egirl
noun

A girl with an edgy online aesthetic of dark makeup, anime vibes, and chronic internet presence.

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Catfish
noun

Someone who uses a fake online identity to deceive people, especially in dating — or the act of doing so.

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Kittenfishing
verb

Catfishing lite, where you misrepresent yourself with old photos, filters, or little white lies.

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Down Bad
phrase

Desperately longing for someone or in a low, pathetic state of wanting — usually romantically.

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Freckling
verb

A summer-only fling that appears with the sun and fades when the weather turns cold.

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Smash 18+
verb

Mature content — open to view.

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