R-bombing

English

Noun

R-bombing (uncountable)

1. (neologism) The act of leaving someone's text message on read without replying.
   • 2018 May 24, Olivia Petter, “R-bombing: The new dating trend you may have already experienced”, in The Independent‎^[1], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-10-20:

     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.

   • 2018 May 26, Ellen Scott, “R-bombing is the new dating term you've likely already put up with”, in Metro‎^[2], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-11-08:

     The best way to deal with R-bombing, in our humble opinion, is to remain chill.

   • 2018 July 31, Cat Rodie, “You’re definitely a victim of R-bombing and you don’t even know it”, in New York Post‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-06:

     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.

   • 2020 November 23, @ATFTCPodcast, Twitter‎^[4], archived from the original on 16 May 2024:

     There's no excuse for r-bombing!

Usage notes

• See the usage notes on R-bomb.

Verb

R-bombing

1. present participle and gerund of R-bomb