"breadcrumbing" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (neologism, Internet, social media) The act or practice of pretending to be interested in pursuing or developing a sincere relationship with other users, while actually having no such interest. Tags: Internet, neologism, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet, Social media Related terms: cushioning, ghosting, orbiting, zombieing
    Sense id: en-breadcrumbing-en-noun-jM6IyyNP Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12

Verb

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  1. present participle and gerund of breadcrumb Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: breadcrumb
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