ghostować
to ghost someone (dating/social media)
Pronunciation
/ɡɔˈstɔvat͡ɕ/
Cultural Note
'Ghostować' is a Polonized form of English 'to ghost' — disappearing from someone's life without explanation, especially in dating. Polish conjugation rules were applied to the English root: ghostuję, ghostujesz, ghostuje. The perfective form 'zghostować' (to ghost completely, one-time action) also exists. This word became necessary as Polish dating moved to apps — the behavior existed before but didn't have a snappy name. Poles also use 'ghosting' as a noun. It's a perfect example of how modern Polish absorbs English dating vocabulary while making it grammatically Polish.
📝 Example Sentences
Pisaliśmy do siebie miesiąc, a potem mnie zghostował.
We texted for a month, and then he ghosted me.
Nie ghostuj ludzi, chociaż napisz, że nie jesteś zainteresowana.
Don't ghost people, at least write that you're not interested.