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The action of looking from side to side, replicating a lighthouse. This occurs when one is being spoken to and they are attempting to locate a more interesting person to speak to elsewhere in the room while appearing to be listening to the person they are talking to.
I was trying to speak to cheryl last night but she wouldn't stop lighthousing which thoroughly put me off
Gerald was giving me another one of his lectures last night but as i started lighthousing he got the message and moved on
Gerald was giving me another one of his lectures last night but as i started lighthousing he got the message and moved on
by Fotes April 18, 2010
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