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.
by Queen Neptune July 29, 2014
Get the pretend listening mug.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.
by themanclaw August 28, 2011
Get the Thumbs up if you're listening to this in 2011 mug.by Brown Bic Ass Lighter. May 2, 2010
Get the Piss Listening mug.A way of showing that one is listening to a person who is talking to them by rewording what the other person just said and repeating it back to them. This is supposed to validate the person you are listening to and rephrasing, according to some schools of thought in psychology.
Patient to therapist: I'm really depressed.
Therapist: I see. Yes. You are depressed.
Patient: Nothing is going well.
Therapist: Nothing seems to be going well.
Patient: I feel like killing myself.
Therapist: You're thinking of killing yourself.
Patient: Yes, I'm going to do it NOW.
Therapist: You want to do it now.
Patient: *Jumps out window.*
Therapist: Woosh. Splat.
Therapist: I see. Yes. You are depressed.
Patient: Nothing is going well.
Therapist: Nothing seems to be going well.
Patient: I feel like killing myself.
Therapist: You're thinking of killing yourself.
Patient: Yes, I'm going to do it NOW.
Therapist: You want to do it now.
Patient: *Jumps out window.*
Therapist: Woosh. Splat.
by TheLastPunslinger June 5, 2005
Get the active listening mug.1.The act of listening to the music that someone else that you're not even with is listening to because you have no radio or cd player of your own. usually occuring at a beach or a park.
That wierdo with the ugly beach blanket is over-listening to our tunes and singing along like he's a Rock Star. Let's put on "Disturbed" and really rock his beach blanket
by deby Stevens March 28, 2007
Get the over-listening mug.This is used when someone doesn't want to talk to someone anymore and is in the first stage of walking away. It is usually used with a hand wave with the palm of the hand faced towards but not connecting with the talkee's face.
This is in reference to and sometimes follows Talk to the hand
This is in reference to and sometimes follows Talk to the hand
Brad - But Honey, Angelina was just a phase...
Jennifer - {Hand Wave} Talk to the butt cause the hand ain't listening. {Cue walking away}
Jennifer - {Hand Wave} Talk to the butt cause the hand ain't listening. {Cue walking away}
by Djkizza December 30, 2007
Get the Talk to the butt cause the hand ain't listening mug.Sally told Jim she wanted to break up with him but they could still have dinner on his birthday and Christmas but all Jim heard was they can still have dinner. He's selective listening, he thinks they're still
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dating!
by Snakecharmer June 17, 2015
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