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Cellivate
The pavlovian act of reaching, or needing to reach, for one's cell phone in a group social setting in response to someone else's cell phone activity (usually a ring, or vibration, or merely lighting up).
Cellivation is an emergent behavior in cell-phone dominated cultures and can cause significant disruptions in group social activity (see example below).
Cellivation is an emergent behavior in cell-phone dominated cultures and can cause significant disruptions in group social activity (see example below).
A group of people are at brunch engaged in a deep conversation about social psychology. Suddenly, a cell phone on the table vibrates. Before the person can reach their cell phone, the conversation abruptly stops as people reach for their cell phones. This is cellivation at its cultural worst. "KQ's cell phone rang causing Scott to cellivate and interrupt the conversation, subsequently helping to invent this word"
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Chalivate • chalitte • Calicate • Calvateur • Cellivate • chalater • Chalbate • chalkeater808 • The Califate • The Chalkeaters
Calicate
Calicate by Christopher Junior Bus March 6, 2011
The Califate
The wave of Californians moving to other states, comparing the interstate immigrants to an invasion because of their disruptive force on the local inhabitants of their destination.
A pun on Caliphate, the form of government of the first Muslim countries that were known to be very good invaders in the historic spread of Islam across Eurasia and Africa.
A pun on Caliphate, the form of government of the first Muslim countries that were known to be very good invaders in the historic spread of Islam across Eurasia and Africa.
The Califate by Rubin82 February 6, 2022
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chalkeater808 by Chalkeaters March 15, 2022
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