Definition

The action of removing someone from your followers list or stopping the receipt of their posts in your feed. The person is typically not notified that you've unfollowed them (unless you use a soft block/unfollow hybrid).

Example Usage

I unfollowed three people today because their posts were clogging up my feed.

Origin

Emerged with the introduction of the 'follow' feature on social media platforms, primarily Twitter and Instagram.

Fun Fact

The term 'unfollow' was so impactful that it was added to major dictionaries, appearing in Oxford Dictionary's annual word lists.

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