When you have no intention of reading someone's bullshit. So you scan read and only pick out what is relevant to you.
JamsBeam: "I'm going to write a name with my right hand and I'll eat a chip with my left hand"
Me:"are you having a Ketos session Bro?"
JamsBeam:"How does your mind completely erase the word write and replace it with masturbating?"
Me:"it's called selective reading"
Me:"are you having a Ketos session Bro?"
JamsBeam:"How does your mind completely erase the word write and replace it with masturbating?"
Me:"it's called selective reading"
by GbAbE September 9, 2018
Get the selective reading mug.When a person says they dont have enough money to pay bills, but go out and spend tons of money on luxury items
Tim: You're $5,000 in the hole on bills
Sarah: I know, but check out my new louis vuitton!!
Tim: You need to stop with this selective debt problem of yours...
Sarah: I know, but check out my new louis vuitton!!
Tim: You need to stop with this selective debt problem of yours...
by weorujahg January 22, 2010
Get the selective debt mug.just like 'selective hearing', but with regards to having knowledge. Admitting or not, to having that knowledge, as one seems fit.
Linda was trained on each part of her new job. However, she forgot part B, so she claims she wasn't trained for it. She's using 'selective knowledge' to cover her ass.
by MugWumpy November 14, 2010
Get the selective knowledge mug.Dang man, I was hoping she'd tag me in the picture... she tagged all the cool people though. Guess she did some selective tagging
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Get the Selective Tagging mug.When you share some piece of general information from the web, with only a selected set of people.
It could be an article that appeared on The Telegraph and one would think that everyone would have read it - but you still copy the link and send it to a couple of interested friends.
Other people might consider it spam, but your friends perhaps like it!
It could be an article that appeared on The Telegraph and one would think that everyone would have read it - but you still copy the link and send it to a couple of interested friends.
Other people might consider it spam, but your friends perhaps like it!
Martin: Did you read this about Europe .. link
Martina: Nice read! This selective spamming of inboxes is quite useful
Martina: Nice read! This selective spamming of inboxes is quite useful
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Get the selective spamming mug.When people selectively recall all the negatives of a certain event, choosing to ignore any positive aspects of the situation.
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