Cricketing
Not replying to someone's message
Example
Josh is cricketing Mariah and she is so mad about it
Frustration when your crush is cricketing you
Related Slang
| Ghosting | Leaving without saying goodbye |
| Left on read | When a recipient reads a message but does not reply |
| Caspering | Ending a relationship in a friendly, but confusing way |
| Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them |
| Benching | Using a person as a backup date |
| Tuning | Subtly flirting with a person |
| Zombieing | Returning to someone you left abruptly and acting like you mutually ended it |
| Orbiting | Following someone on social media without direct interaction |
| Breadcrumbing | Leading someone on romantically |
| Submarining | Dating a person, disappearing, then reappearing |
| Stashing | Dating a person but unwilling to publicly acknowledge it |
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Cricketing is when you receive when or more messages from a romantic interest but do not respond, leaving the sender with nothing but "crickets." The sender is typically frustrated when cricketed because it sends the message that they aren't worth a reply, whether positive or negative.
The inconsiderate dating trend is a variation of "ghosting" because it creates an absence hurtful to the other partner involved. It is also related to the phrase "left on read," because in some cases, the sender may see that the recipient received the message but still is not replying.
Common instances when you may be cricketed include when casually dating a wishy-washy person or after going on a first date with someone who wasn't "feeling it." People may also cricket a date when they don't know how to officially end it while still being friendly, which is also known as "caspering."