fantasma
neutral
A ghost is a fantasma. For the slang meaning of suddenly ignoring someone, people say ghostear, borrowed from English, or dejar en visto, to leave a message read with no reply.
Meaning: a spirit, or to cut off contact with someone (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| fantasma | neutral |
| Dejar en visto | slang |
| Ghostear | slang, Latin America |
Ghostear is common among young people when someone stops answering messages. Dejar en visto is more about reading a message and not replying.
Which one should you use?
Use fantasma for the spirit. The slang verbs never describe a spirit.
How does it change in a sentence?
Ghostear is a regular -ar verb, so it becomes me ghosteó for "he ghosted me".
Did you know?
- Visto is the word used by messaging apps for the "seen" mark, which is why dejar en visto exists.
Examples in context
- Vi un fantasma en la casa vieja.I saw a ghost in the old house.
- Me ghosteó después de la segunda cita.He ghosted me after the second date.
- Me dejó en visto toda la tarde.She left me on read all afternoon.
Example conversation
Sofía tells her friend Ana about a date.
- SofíaLe escribí tres veces y me dejó en visto.I wrote him three times and he left me on read.
- AnaTe ghosteó, así de simple.He ghosted you, plain and simple.
- SofíaMejor, ya no pierdo el tiempo.Better, I am not wasting time anymore.
