ghost someone

ghost

1. slang To ignore someone until they go away, rather than directly expressing one's disinterest, especially in virtual communications. This phrase is often applied to failed love connections. That guy I went out with last week kept texting me, but I just wasn't interested, so I had to ghost him.

2. slang To kill someone. The boss told Ray to ghost the informant.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ghost someone

tv. to kill someone. Mooshoo threatened to ghost the guy.

See also: ghost, someone

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

ghost
here's a dime, call someone who cares
be (not) the marrying kind
beck and call
cold shoulder
cold-shoulder
the cold shoulder
kicking and screaming
drop the other shoe
great minds

References in periodicals archive

"You can't really ghost someone who is tied into your social network, but you can disappear on someone who is part of a different group," Markman says.

Essay: Why is it so hard to turn a Tinder date into a relationship?

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释义	ghost someone ghost 1. slang To ignore someone until they go away, rather than directly expressing one's disinterest, especially in virtual communications. This phrase is often applied to failed love connections. That guy I went out with last week kept texting me, but I just wasn't interested, so I had to ghost him. 2. slang To kill someone. The boss told Ray to ghost the informant. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. ghost someone tv. to kill someone. Mooshoo threatened to ghost the guy. See also: ghost, someone McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: ghost here's a dime, call someone who cares be (not) the marrying kind beck and call cold shoulder cold-shoulder the cold shoulder kicking and screaming drop the other shoe great minds References in periodicals archive "You can't really ghost someone who is tied into your social network, but you can disappear on someone who is part of a different group," Markman says. Essay: Why is it so hard to turn a Tinder date into a relationship?
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