soft block
subtle
the one-line answer
Removing someone as a follower without fully blocking them.
A soft block on Twitter means you block and then immediately unblock someone. This removes them as your follower without notifying them or preventing them from seeing your content.
mainstream
Your coworker might use this word.
01 / in the wild
hear it move.
description
she soft blocked him. he doesn't follow her anymore but he didn't notice.
She quietly removed him as a follower without the drama of a hard block.