R-bombing

English Noun - en neologism The act of leaving someone's text message on read without replying. Olivia Petter R-bombing: The new dating trend you may have already experienced https://web.archive.org/web/20231020171849/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/r-bombing-dating-trend-explained-not-replying-message-ignore-single-a8366991.html 24 May 2018 However, being the victim of R-bombing may occasionally lead to obsessive behaviour, warns Preece, i.e. repeatedly checking to see if that person has been online or active on other forms of social media. en Ellen Scott R-bombing is the new dating term you've likely already put up with Metro https://web.archive.org/web/20221108231948/https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/26/r-bombing-new-dating-term-likely-already-put-7580316/ London w:DMG Media 26 May 2018 1469-6215 225917520 The best way to deal with R-bombing, in our humble opinion, is to remain chill. Cat Rodie You're definitely a victim of R-bombing and you don't even know it https://web.archive.org/web/20230406212113/https://nypost.com/2018/07/31/youre-definitely-a-victim-of-r-bombing-and-you-dont-even-know-it/ 31 July 2018 Months later when I bumped into her it turned out that she had swapped phones with her husband who isn't the best at passing on messages. So while R-bombing is a crap way to end a relationship, it's not always what it seems. en 23 November 2020 ATFTCPodcast 1330974517049643009 There's no excuse for r-bombing! https://web.archive.org/web/20201123204055/https://twitter.com/ATFTCPodcast/status/1330974517049643009 23 November 2020 Usage notes See the usage notes on en R-bomb. Verb en verb form en R-bomb ing-form