Originating from Lougborough its childish term only to be used as a last resort when having a slanging match, its sheer stupidity will leave your opponent unable to think of a suitable comeback
when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.
This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.