beige flag noun [C]
/ˌbeɪʒ ˈflæg/
a sign that someone you have started a romantic relationship with is a little strange or boring but not enough for you to end the relationship
According to the TikTok users who have latched on to the term in the past month, a beige flag is an odd trait in a romantic prospect that is not quite a deal breaker, but not exactly a plus, either. As one user put it, a beige flag makes a potential partner or a partner pause and say “Huh?” for a few seconds before carrying on with the relationship.
[nytimes.com, 7 June 2023]
See also red flag
ghostlighting noun [U]
UK /ˈgəʊst.laɪ.tɪŋ/ US /ˈgoʊst.laɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
the act of ending a relationship with someone by suddenly stopping all communication with them, then trying to make them believe that this did not actually happen and they must have imagined it
Ghostlighting mixes together ghosting – which is where a potential love interest disappears without an explanation – with the more sinister gaslighting, which is an emotional abuse or manipulation tool where a person purposefully tries to twist information to make their partner feel as though they are in the wrong.
[www.mirror.co.uk, 25 June 2023]
See also ghosting, gaslighting
groundhogging noun [U]
UK /ˈgraʊnd.hɒg.ɪŋ/ US /ˈgraʊnd.hɑːg.ɪŋ/
the act of dating the same type of person again and again, even though it never ends in a successful relationship
In dating, groundhogging means you date the same person repeatedly, which never works out for you. Think back on your relationships. Do they all tend to start and end the same way? Do your past significant others have a lot in common? If you answered yes, groundhogging could very well be to blame for your relationship woes.
[marriage.com, 14 March 2023]
See also Groundhog Day
Bravo very interesting as usual
A misprint in the definition: “a sign that someone you have started a romantic relationship WHICH is a little strange or boring but not enough for you to end the relationship”
So, Beige flag or ghostlighting? huh??
Read back and think again: there’s no misprint whatsoever.
“a sign that someone you have started a romantic relationship with” [is the right spelling].
Not a misprint at all.
No, it’s not a misprint. It is another way, or should I say, a colloquial way, of saying “a sign that someone with whom you have started a romantic relationship is …”
You start a romantic relationship WITH someone, so the phrase is correct, with preposition placed at the end of the phrase (like: What are you laughing AT?), meaning SOMEONE (you started a romanic relationship WITH) IS A LITTLE STRANGE….
You’ve made my day! Hugs from Buenos Aires!
pretty sigma
ohio and a half!
should be in a slang dictionary
I ‘ve found these phrases very useful! Hugs from Argentina!
OMG, straight to the point! BEIGE FLAG IS REAL