Wearing a pair of headphones, typically within the context of a group of
people studying, without actually playing music. The benefit of headphone bluffing is that
people typically won't talk to you but you can still hear everything that is going on, therefore allowing you to be passively engaged in conversations of your choosing.
"
Yo, I want to talk to Lucas but his
headphones are in!"
"Look out, he might be headphone bluffing! You listening in,
Luke?"