Phubbing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of ignoring a conversation going on around oneself to focus on one's mobile phone.

    "Phubbing, which is the term for snubbing someone you're face to face with by looking at or using your phone, is a big source of conflict."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of phub form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"Phubbing, which is the term for snubbing someone you're face to face with by looking at or using your phone, is a big source of conflict."

Etymology

See phub.

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