Time to head to Staples.

Paperclipping is the newest trend taking over the dating scene.

The baffling new term, courtesy of The Metro UK, describes when an ex contacts you months after ghosting you, sorta like Clippy, the not-so-helpful Microsoft assistant who would appear after you needed help with a task — but had already figured it out yourself.

The term was reportedly inspired by Brooklyn-based artist Samantha Rothenberg’s illustration featuring “damaged, flaky” people “who pop up for no reason at all.”

Paperclipping isn’t the first annoying habit of exes to be turned into a ridiculous dating term this year. Check out this handy glossary of modern hookup — and blow-off — terminology:

Trickle Ghosting, started on a Reddit thread, describes when someone you’re talking to slows their communication with you to only once every few days. It’s not a full halt on chit-chat, like actual ghosting, but a much more drawn-out, passive-aggressive approach to an already conflict-averse type of breakup.

Think staying in touch is bad? Cloaking is much worse. Cloaking is ghosting on steroids: when you’re stood up for a date and blocked on all communication platforms.

Also named for a type of clothing: Pocketing. It’s when your significant other has built a wall between you and their family. It’s a huge red flag — it means they don’t see a future with you, so they’re not going to bother introducing you to the important people in their life.

Do you show off your lavish lifestyle on your dating app profiles? Bragging about your streetwear and the cool places you vacation? You’ve been Flexing.

Cookie jarring is when you keep stringing someone along to use as a backup — basically grabbing a snack when you’re hungry. They’re not the whole meal, or good for you, but present (and delicious) when you need a sweet treat.

Ever fall head over heels for someone fast … too fast, and need to make a quick escape? That’s You-Turning, when a red flag makes you run the other direction.

Lost the sparks in the sheets? You’re now stuck in a dead bedroom, in which you’ve stopped having sex with your significant other.