What it means
Submarining is when someone who ghosted you completely vanishes for weeks or months, then suddenly resurfaces with a breezy text as if nothing ever happened, no apology, no explanation. They pop up like a submarine surfacing, expecting to carry on right where you left off. It leaves you whiplashed and usually annoyed.
Usage examples
"He ghosted me for two months then went submarining with a casual hey, what's up."
"Classic submarining, vanishes without a word and resurfaces like we spoke yesterday."
Where it comes from
The name comes from a submarine going silent underwater then surfacing without warning. Dating slang borrowed it for the ghoster who reappears acting totally normal.
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