Zombie-ing

When someone who ghosted you reappears months later as if nothing happened.

Definition

Zombie-ing is the resurrection of a person who previously ghosted you — they message you out of the blue weeks or months later, often opening with a casual 'hey' or 'long time no talk.' Named because the dead conversation rises again. The pattern is more common than people expect, especially around holidays and dating-app boredom cycles.

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