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Selective hearing

Selective hearing refers to the way people only hear a part of what someone is saying — often, it's what they want or expect to hear — and miss out on the rest.

This tends to cause conflict, riffs and miscommunication in relationships.

It is also very annoying and RUDE.
Sophie Hawker 's selective hearing makes holding a conversation with her a time job.
by CHMedExpert November 27, 2023
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Hear me out

Three words you do NOT want to hear when seeing anything.
Hear me out, hear me out.
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Hear girl in red

If you say you hear girl in red, you're coming out as a lesbian woman.
"I do hear girl in red, iykyk"

"Ohhh, so you're gay"
by theyrenotseparateditsahiatus December 25, 2020
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You hear me

RFB making sure he's heard.
YOU HEAR ME?!
by Beanergeuise November 12, 2020
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I Hear You

Don’t believe anything you saying
“I miss you
“I hear you
by NiqqueRenee January 7, 2021
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Dissing up hearing

When a block in a video game disappears and reappears in a different place in the level.
Those blocks keep dissing up hearing on me!
by anonymous January 13, 2021
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Hind Hearing

When you hear the better reasoning the day after eleventy billion ounces of vodka and it now makes sense
Thank you for the insight into my drunken escapade, now with the benefit of 20/20 hind hearing I understand that I was a douche.
by Risha5000 February 21, 2021
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