Ghost-listening

Also, pseudo-listening.
When you're talking to someone and you really just want them to finish, either to say something yourself or to get away from them, so you don't really listen, but "as the person is talking, your audible memory catches everything and some of it probably slips through, but your conscious mind dismisses it like a ghost."

A: "And then he goes to-"
B: "Yup"
A: "... his car and then-"
B: "Uh-huh"
A: "Are you ghost-listening me?"
B: "Huh"
A: "..."
B: "interesting"

by somerandoCigarGuy April 20, 2020

listening juice

Alcoholic beverage, usually beer but not limited to it. Phrase usually used in context with uncomfortable situations, which require a lot of talking about feelings and such.

If we're going to talk about our relationship, I need my listening juice

by black boned August 3, 2010

listening to folklore

needing therapy

A: I'm listening to folklore rn.
B: Girl, who hurt you that bad?

by iamrv June 6, 2021

Listening to Girl in Red

A code for being lesbian and a way to tell if a girl is gay. Girl in Red is a norwegian songwriter, who gained popularity with her songs about lesbian relationships and falling in love with women. To indirectly ask a girl if she is lesbian, one would ask if she listens to Girl in Red.

,,Hey Sarah! I wanted to know if you are listening to Girl in Red?."
,,You mean to ask if I am lesbian, right? In that case, I do."

by Acoustic Dragon September 6, 2020

Reactive Listening

The art of trying to appear to be listening to someone, but just reacting to the last thing they said in an agreeing manner.

I was talking to my buddy Bob about my daily grind with work, and my wife making a big deal about the "hassle" taking our daughter to Disney Land.

He replied with "Yeah, Disney Land can be pretty stressful." ... He totally missed my point, typical Reactive Listening!

Antonym: Active Listening

by Kuhnaydeein June 30, 2014

pretend listening

When Ryan Mayle acts like he is listening but really he is focused on other things... Generally he just yups, and yeahs a person while they are speaking. Quite possibly and more than likely, he is thinking about the future Petty Officer Mayle or tater tots.

Did you hear me or are you just pretend listening?

by Queen Neptune July 29, 2014

Thumbs up if you're listening to this in 2011

A term youtube users will submit in the comment section of a video of any song that is older than a year to let everybody know that because they listen to older music, they are special. As a result, people who feel the same give them thumbs up as was the original intention of the comment.

(Comment on a Queen music video) "Thumbs up if you're listening to this in 2011" 151 thumbs up.

by themanclaw August 28, 2011