To pull out your phone and aimlessly go through contacts, etc., when faced with passing strangers, as to not look like a friendless loser.
Relevant in the narcissistic, shallow age of status and plasticity, where people can't be alone or introverted without an excuse to appeal to socialites.
Relevant in the narcissistic, shallow age of status and plasticity, where people can't be alone or introverted without an excuse to appeal to socialites.
"I went to this show alone, and in between sets when other people were talking I used my phone defense."
by help. September 2, 2014
Get the Phone Defensemug. Phone Herpes iswhen your phonejust turns off. The reason it is called phone herpes is because it spreads, once your friend's phone has it, its a matter of time before you have it.
by useacondomwhenitcomestophonese November 13, 2009
Get the Phone Herpesmug. 
Get the Dumb-phonemug. Cheap smart phone with little storage-space (2 gigabytes or less), a screen that becomes invisible outdoors, and usually ends up on sale when it becomes discontinued due to all the bad reviews. Bought by cheapskates and the disenfranchised urban poor as an only alternative to owning a smartphone.
"Hey, looks like you got a new smart phone!"
"Yeah, I got so disgusted with that cheap slave phone that I smashed it on the ground and bought this iPhone!"
"Yeah, I got so disgusted with that cheap slave phone that I smashed it on the ground and bought this iPhone!"
by panicoasis December 24, 2014
Get the slave phonemug. by Brodo_Swaggins December 31, 2015
Get the Cell phonemug. When someone is incapable of hearing you because they are on their iPhone texting or looking at mindless websites
I was talking to Steve when all of a sudden he didn’t hear a word I said, he was distracted by his iPhone , he was in the phone zone
by Tamkin cpa December 2, 2020
Get the Phone zonemug. by Dubiks April 6, 2019
Get the dead phonemug.