Ghostlighting
Stop communicating with someone and pretend like you don't know him
Example
I was just ghostlighted at the supermarket by my gf from 5 years ago
When you are a victim of ghostlighting
Related Slang
| Ghosting | Leaving without saying goodbye |
| Gaslighting | Manipulating information to create doubt |
| Bye Felicia | Goodbye |
| Irish goodbye | Leaving without saying goodbye |
| Dutch leave | Leaving without saying goodbye |
| French exit | Leaving without saying goodbye |
| Solange | Crazy |
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Ghostlighting is a slang term that combines ghosting and gaslighting. It refers to when a person stops communicating with a person, then when that person tries to contact him, acts like he doesn't know him.
Ghostlighting is typically done in order to avoid social awkwardness with a former friend or intimate partner. The person doing the gaslighting usually doesn't mean to make the other person feel crazy, he's just terrible with ending relationships. While ghostlighting is done to avoid awkwardness, it may lead to an incredible amount of awkwardness if the person being ghostlighted perseveres to be acknowledged.