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/Sounds like "keh" (as in "kept") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "seh" (as in "set") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "BEES" (as in "bee") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

When someone reads your WhatsApp or social media message but doesn't reply, leaving you hanging with those blue check marks. It's one of the most frustrating forms of digital rejection out there.

Examples

I texted her three days ago and she left me on read.

Don't leave me on read, at least reply with an emoji.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Puerto Rico
Pichear
Anonymous

In classic Argentine lunfardo, a woman who works as a street prostitute. The word is closely tied to tango culture and the popular poetry of the Rio de la Plata in the 20th century, where the yira became an enduring literary figure: solitary, walking the night, waiting for someone to stop.