Ghosting as more of the dating live moves online. Millennials coined the term for a phenomenon that was specific to their generation ghosting, meaning abruptly cutting off communication with someone in your life without warning. This behavior existed before the Tinder era, of course, but now that many more people have their phones with them at all times of the hours of day or night, it's harder not to feel that brush off. Cool beans can be used interchangeably with cool to express approval