From 'throning' to 'caspering' and 'shadow phasing' - Gen Z dating terms are a minefield. How many do you know?

FROM Caspering to throning, the language of love can be difficult to understand.

Whether you are playing the field or hunting for The One, we translate the dating dictionary’s newest entries . . . 

SLEDGING: Beware of this as the temperature drops.

Sledging sees people dragging out relationships they are no longer interested in just for the convenience of a festive fling.

Come spring, they will be gone.

THRONING: If someone dates for social status and to boost their reputation rather than love, they are guilty of throning.

WOKEFISHING: A cousin of catfishing, wokefishing is when someone pretends to be socially conscious to attract a partner.

If your dating bio has hashtags like #EcoWarrior but your recycling bin is always empty, this is aimed at you . . . 

POCKETING: This is w