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flirting so shameless it should require a permit and a soundtrack.
means overtly romantic, borderline theatrical flirting or courtship, usually public and unmissable.
from black american slang, likely from 'cake' as slang for a desirable partner or the sweetness of the pursuit itself, popularized through 2000s hip hop and rnb before exploding on twitter and tiktok.
not datingcaking can happen with zero commitment attached
verb formyou cake someone, you do not cake with
public sportoften performed for an audience, not just the target
for instance
cardi b offset — their public caking era predates the marriage by months
twitter caking screenshots — a whole subgenre of viral dm-thread posts since 2015
prom proposal videos — caking in its most extra, choreographed teenage form