Datingas a millennial can be downright exhausting.
It’s just too much to keep up with.
Scroll down for a not-so-quick and dirty guide to 32 Internet dating slang terms.
Stephanie Indrajo
I think I’ll bench him so I can keep him around while leaving my options open.
He’s breadcrumbing me.
“Did you hear that Alison got catfished last month?”
“Yeah, ugh, catfish are the worst.”
She clearly loves her girlfriend and is cushioning you in case things go awry!
“I don’t understand why Millie keeps liking my tweets and Instagrams after ghosting me.
It’s like she’s taunting me!”
“Nah, she’s haunting you.”
Phubbing:verbTo snub someone by paying more attention to your phone than to them.just put away your phones!
I can’t stand people phubbing me.
“You’re still talking to that dude?
I thought you realized you didn’t like him.”
“Don’t worry, I’m pulling a slow fadeeasing my way out.”
I think he might be stashing me.
Ugh, he’s submarining me.
“Mike just liked my Instagram!
I think he’s haunting me!”
“No, he’s probably just zombieing you.
He’s only haunting you if it happens a lot.”
I’m more about the catch and release than the dating game.
I just deep-liked something Jason posted in high school.
Now he’ll get a notification and know I was creeping on his old posts.
Draking:verbWallowing in sadness, typically because you miss your ex.Ugh, I called Sharon last night.
I was Draking so hard.
“I was so shocked when I showed up on the datehe looked way less attractive in person.”
“Whoa, was he a catfish?”
“No, he was a kittenfish.
I got kittenfished.”
She’s really monkeying it up.
R-bombing:verbTo read someone’s message and not respond to it.
“Ugh, Hanna R-bombed me.”
How can you tell?"
“She has her read receipts on, and it says she read the message three hours ago.”
Nope, better idea: I’ll slide into her DMs.
He was thirsty as hell.
Breezing:verbBeing laid-back, straightforward, and open-minded at the beginning of a potential new relationship.
*I’m so tired of playing mind gamesI’m just ready to breeze someone.
“Hey, Aubrey’s pretty cute!”
“Back off, she’s found her penguin.”
“She and Matt are perfect for each other.
They’re penguining.”
Situationship:nounA relationship that’s not quite a romantic relationship but is definitely more than a platonic friendship.
“I don’t understand your relationship at all.”
“That’s probably because it’s not a relationshipit’s asituationship.
And to be honest, I don’t totally understand it either.”
At this point, we’re pretty much in a textlationship.
“What are you doing this week?”
143:phrase"I love you."
“I love you too, babe.”
I’ll keep this list updated, so check back soon for even more Internet dating slang.
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