Gatsbying
A play on the name of the Great Gatsby, it's dressing up sexy and posting a selfie, video, or story to your social media account specifically to show off to an ex how attractive you still are, or to show a new romantic interest how attractive you think you are. Either way a “Gatsby” post is meant to attract one hard-to-get person.
Historical perspective: In 2018 Gatsbying was considered the online dating trend. It is called Gatsbying because of what the character Jay Gatsby did in The Great Gatsby. Since it was 1922 and he didn't have access to Instagram or Snapchat, instead he devoted all of his time and attention to throwing elaborate parties to get his longtime crush, Daisy, to notice him and like him back.
NetLingo Classification: Online Jargon
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