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Re:Ask HN: I was hit with a patent troll lawsuit, how do I d... by denton-scratch on Monday June 21, 2021 @03:38PM (#27583341)
Ignoring some recruiter you've never heard of isn't 'ghosting'. 'Ghosting' is when someone you know, and have a reasonable expectation will take your calls, suddenly stops taking them, without explanation.

It's a discourteous and lazy way of dumping a romantic interest.

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Re:Ask HN: I was hit with a patent troll lawsuit, how do I d... by N00bN00b on Monday June 21, 2021 @04:19PM (#27583895)
>It's a discourteous and lazy way of dumping a romantic interest.

Language isn't fixed, the meaning of words, especially "new" words (and ghosting is a new verb) changes over time. That was the original meaning, but it's now applied to all relationships.

>Ghosting is by no means limited to long-term romantic relationships. Informal dating relationships, friendships, even work relationships may end with a form of ghosting.

https://www.psycom.net/what-is-ghosting

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ghosting

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Re:Ask HN: I was hit with a patent troll lawsuit, how do I d... by denton-scratch on Monday June 21, 2021 @06:44PM (#27585517)
I was unclear (in the interest of brevity:-)

For clarity, I didn't mean that ghosting was only to do with dumping partners. I suppose I was suggesting that that's the canonical example.

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Re:Ask HN: I was hit with a patent troll lawsuit, how do I d... by N00bN00b on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @03:34AM (#27588974)
Ah alright. I thought you didn't know. Have a good one.
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