(lyrics from the song "wind of change" by The Scorpions) :

a phrase meaning: to be clever enough to (correctly) detect and/or predict patterns of future social change in one's society, and adapt to said patterns before most other people around you.
during the 2016 presidential election campaign most higher ups in the democratic party didnt start listening to the winds of change until it was too late, but instead focused on perpetuating obama's legacy; no wonder they lost the election.
by Sexydimma February 3, 2017
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Paying to much attention to details that don't matter
Teacher: I don't care if you don't like my way of teaching I have my teaching license your opinion won't matter

Students.. as a student I have a voice so listening to that can make you go broke if I would of listen and payed attention to everything you said I would of never gotten the school borad to agree with me...
by Guesswhoo22 December 10, 2023
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Serial Listening

The act of listening to a single song on repeat for the duration of 5 listens or more.
I am currently serial listening to my favorite song.
by Juliet Alize April 16, 2025
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listenable

a word used for something that that you'd listen to/you listen to
His songs are not amazing but they're listenable
Adam 22 podcasts are listenable
by inexorabllee September 17, 2018
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Passive Listener

When someone should be listening to what you are saying but they are mentally too busy thinking of what they want to say or are interrupting you to get their point across or jump ahead of you telling the story because they can't wait for you to finish. This causes them to ask a question about the thing you are talking about before you are able to get it out or ask about something you said but they missed because they aren't really listening. As opposed to an active listener who is genuinely interested in hearing what you are trying to tell them regarding an incident or a story or information.
You: So I told her don't be all up in my business because. ..
Them: So she left or stayed or what?

You: I'm trying to tell you what happened. Don't be such a passive listener.
by Wordy Smith March 22, 2015
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