ContextPhrase · Ages 11-30 · In use
left on read
When someone sees your message, the app shows it was read, and they don't answer.
she left me on read for the whole day
For parents and educators
It can sting a lot for teens, who may read it as rejection. Often the other person is just busy. Turning off read receipts can take some pressure off.
Where it came from
Came with read receipts on messaging apps. On record since at least 2016.
Also heard as
leave on read, on read