ghostee

English

Etymology

From ghost +‎ -ee.

Noun

ghostee (plural ghostees)

1. (slang) A person who is ghosted or ignored by someone else.

   Coordinate term: ghoster

   • 2019 March 11, Vinita Mehta, “The Anatomy of Ghosting”, in Psychology Today‎, archived from the original on 9 December 2025:

     Now, a new study led by Leah LeFebvre of the University of Alabama sought to shed scientific light on this phenomenon, to help demystify why and how ghosters choose to end a relationship in this manner, and how ghostees experience this method of relationship dissolution. […] This theme refers to the ghoster’s disinterest in the ghostee as a result of the latter’s antagonistic behavior.

   • 2022 March 3, Murtaza Ali, “Why Ghosting Hurts Both the Ghoster and the Ghostee”, in Medium‎, archived from the original on 14 April 2024:

     The damage to the recipient — who I will now refer to as the ghostee — is fairly clear.

Spanish

Verb

ghostee

1. inflection of ghostear:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative