breadcrumbing

[/ˈbredˌkrʌmɪŋ/]

noun

migalhas de pão (no contexto digital)

1. The act of sending sporadic, non-committal messages or minimal attention to someone to keep them interested without pursuing an actual relationship

He's been breadcrumbing her for months with occasional texts and likes on her photos.

Ele tem feito migalhas de pão com ela durante meses com textos ocasionais e curtidas nas fotos.

2. In UX/Web design, a navigation aid showing the user's location in a website hierarchy

The breadcrumbing at the top of the page helps users navigate back to previous sections.

As migalhas de pão no topo da página ajudam os usuários a navegar de volta para seções anteriores.

NYC Slang

ghosting (related but distinct); stringing someone along

Synonyms

stringing along hot and cold behavior leading on manter na ilusão iludir

Antonyms

commitment consistency genuine interest comprometimento sinceridade

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

migalhas de pão; ficar deixando migalhas

Most common usage in dating context

São Paulo

migalhas de pão; dar migalhas

Urban slang usage

Portugal

migalhas de pão; deixar migalhas

Literal translation commonly used

General Technical

navegação em migalhas; breadcrumb trail

Often left untranslated in tech contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

leaving crumbs

keep someone on the back burner

lead someone on

deixar na esperança

manter alguém pendurado

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