"ghostee" meaning in All languages combined

See ghostee on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ghostees [plural]
Etymology: From ghost + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|ghost|ee}} ghost + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghostee (plural ghostees)
  1. (slang) A person who is ghosted or ignored by someone else. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-ghostee-en-noun-Bf~H8Q1V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 66 29 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 38 4

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} ghostee
  1. inflection of ghostear:
    first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: ghostear
    Sense id: en-ghostee-es-verb-6AI9xIll Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
  2. inflection of ghostear:
    third-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: ghostear
    Sense id: en-ghostee-es-verb-oZSwWP-G

Inflected forms

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