headphoning

verb. When a person puts their headphones on and pretends to be listening to music, when in reality they are listening to the conversation around them. This is done for the headphoners benefit. You can find out all sorts of interesting information previously unavailable..

I headphone when at the nurse's office when people are getting weighed, talking about their problems, and also at my Mom's church meetings..

by SuperSize August 7, 2005

headphones

(n.) A socially acceptable “I'm ignoring you.” device.

We talked to him early this morning, but he's got his headphones on.

by tuff stuff October 21, 2015

headphones

A device that, if used correctly, well surround you and completely drown out all human life. Also used to ignore pricks.

" My headphones broke."

by Bumbumbuum December 11, 2016

headphones

tiny little speakers generally connected to ones ears.

man my headphones broke how am i gonna listen to my emo? *cries*

by Briam September 1, 2003

Headphones

I technology device you put on your ears only allowing you to hear your computer because of the speakers in your ear

I am going to put on my headphones because I cant really hear the computer because it is very loud in here.

by Joegamerbro March 26, 2017

Headphones

My way of telling you that I don't wanna talk right now.

Don't talk to me,I have in headphones.

by weidette April 22, 2017

Headphones

A device placed over one's ears playing music to drown out the jabber of people speaking a foreign language in their own country

Mate, I went to Kiss Gyms yesterday and there were so many jabbering away, I had to put my headphones on

by gymncooking October 1, 2015