Erik Koepnick's definitions

vibradenial

A defense mechanism in which a person or persons denies ownership of a cellphone that is loudly vibrating at an inappropriate time (ex: during class, at church, at a funeral, at an important business meeting, etc).

The class went into a state of vibradenial when the cellphone began to vibrate loudly and the teacher looked around for the culprit.

by Erik Koepnick September 24, 2007

ringterrupt

When someone's cellphone rings at an inappropriate time (ex: in class, at the movies, during church, at a funeral, etc.); interruption by cellphone ringtone.

Sally didn't want to ringterrupt class, so she turned off her cell phone beforehand.

by Erik Koepnick September 24, 2007