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 9, 2018
Get the selective reading mug.Person drafted to fight. Usually not strong willed at first, but ends up with a strong character, established integrity, inner strength and open mind.
A friend of mine was a selectee drafted to serve the military. He left with fear but returned from war a Lion.
by JCarlos May 31, 2007
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When a person says they dont have enough money to pay bills, but go out and spend tons of money on luxury items
Tim: You're $5,000 in the hole on bills
Sarah: I know, but check out my new louis vuitton!!
Tim: You need to stop with this selective debt problem of yours...
Sarah: I know, but check out my new louis vuitton!!
Tim: You need to stop with this selective debt problem of yours...
by weorujahg January 22, 2010
Get the selective debt mug.just like 'selective hearing', but with regards to having knowledge. Admitting or not, to having that knowledge, as one seems fit.
Linda was trained on each part of her new job. However, she forgot part B, so she claims she wasn't trained for it. She's using 'selective knowledge' to cover her ass.
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Get the selective knowledge mug.Dang man, I was hoping she'd tag me in the picture... she tagged all the cool people though. Guess she did some selective tagging
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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
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Get the selective spamming mug.A selectively lazy person is one who has large aspirations in life, but these aspirations are never realized due to minor inconveniences the person is not willing to willing to work passed.
Person 1: "my phone is about to die, but I need to keep working on my aeronautical engineering homework!"
Person 2: "go grap your charger!"
Person 1: "but my charger is down stairs!"
Person 2: "god, you're so selectively lazy."
Person 2: "go grap your charger!"
Person 1: "but my charger is down stairs!"
Person 2: "god, you're so selectively lazy."
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