When one of the participants in a texting conversation intentionally ignores certain questions or texts from people because of their lack of desire to answer the question or get involved in a conversation.
by hilen June 17, 2024
Get the selective textermug. se·lec·tive
1. relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified.
vo·cal
1. of or relating to the human voice.
-philia
1. denoting fondness, esp. an abnormal love for a specified thing.
1. relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified.
vo·cal
1. of or relating to the human voice.
-philia
1. denoting fondness, esp. an abnormal love for a specified thing.
she doesn't love men for the way they look, but fell in love with a man who's soul she could feel thru his singing voice which gives her shivers and moves her core. she is a selective vocalphilia
by musicheart January 25, 2014
Get the selective vocalphiliamug. That one family who can afford eating out, vacations, purchasing a new car, buying LEGO sets, action figures, textbooks, and DVDs, yet somehow still too broke to afford buying any new gaming console beyond PS1.
The Sherbrooke family is such family with selective affordability — they've got all the LEGO sets, action figures, textbooks, and DVDs but still rock a broken PS1 with no replacement like it's the latest console!
by Emotional Cruiser September 20, 2025
Get the family with selective affordabilitymug. Similar to selective hearing, but when a colleague (usually a Manager) only chooses to respond to e-mails which suit their needs.
Typically, this is because they don't know *how* to respond, as a result of being incompetent.
They do this regardless of the impact their lack of reply has on their staff/colleagues.
Ultimately, they will not be held responsible for their lack of response and the blame will fall on the person who was awaiting their response!
Typically, this is because they don't know *how* to respond, as a result of being incompetent.
They do this regardless of the impact their lack of reply has on their staff/colleagues.
Ultimately, they will not be held responsible for their lack of response and the blame will fall on the person who was awaiting their response!
Ben: "Corey, did you get my e-mail last Monday?"
Corey: "Yeah, mate."
Ben: "..... Can you let me know how to move forward on that? I need your guidance."
Corey: "Sure! I'll reply to you when I'm at my desk."
Matt: "Corey won't reply to your e-mail. He has selective e-mail, remember?"
Ben: "Shit."
Corey: "Yeah, mate."
Ben: "..... Can you let me know how to move forward on that? I need your guidance."
Corey: "Sure! I'll reply to you when I'm at my desk."
Matt: "Corey won't reply to your e-mail. He has selective e-mail, remember?"
Ben: "Shit."
by schofieldthescarecrow October 27, 2014
Get the selective e-mailmug. The act of doing something really stupid, and facing severe consequences because of it such as injury or worse.
Person 1: Dude, have you heard about Tom??? He broke his leg after he tried to use a skateboard on a a trampoline!
Person 2: Pfft, that's just natural selection to be honest.
Person 2: Pfft, that's just natural selection to be honest.
by Rubelmans September 22, 2025
Get the Natural selectionmug. by roofyyy February 22, 2024
Get the Selective Freakinessmug. Noun: The culinary problem of having unlimited wants and needs for after dinner sweets but only a finite number of choices.
Don't get mad at me for eating the last piece of homemade apple pie, you had plenty of time to eat it but instead you used poor dessert selectivity and chose to eat a handful of tootsie rolls.
by JEB_EDC January 10, 2014
Get the Dessert Selectivitymug.