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 09, 2018
He practices Selective Jewdaism, he's a shomer shabbos - doesnt drive on the shabbos but talks on the phone, doesn't use the computer but watches TV, doesn't mix meat and dairy but won't wait 3 hours for desert.
by Rabi BigK November 18, 2009
Hey bro did you post that because the girls would look at your sick bod, its kind of Selective posting.
by moistcat March 24, 2021
Hearing what you want too
by Webster englishary October 14, 2021
Selective hearing is a bit like WHEN UR DUMB ASS PARENTS call ur name and u say what and they don't say anything till u go to them.
Parent:"Jimmy!! "
Jimmy:what!!
*silence*
Jimmy:WHAT MOM/DAD!!
*Silence again
(This is literally selective hearing)
Jimmy:what!!
*silence*
Jimmy:WHAT MOM/DAD!!
*Silence again
(This is literally selective hearing)
by Noxturnal February 22, 2022
Selective Autism is the act of choosing to ignore sarcasm and nuance for the sole purpose of feigning outrage.
Social Justice Warrior: I have a friend who babysits for a couple with an autistic kid, and I find your use of the term "Selective Autism" to be very insensitive.
by FrogLegStew May 01, 2019
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
by spss_wazupp February 16, 2012