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Phantom Vibration 

A false vibration felt in the most used pocket of your cellphone. You feel what you believe is your cellphone going off, you go to check, and actually nothing has happened. Only works when cellphone is on vibrate.
A false vibration in your pocket. you go to check and nothing happened, this is a phantom vibration.

Phantom Vibration 

When you think you feel your phone vibrate, but its just your imagination.
"Hey i think ur phone just vibrated"

*checks phone* "Naw, just a Phantom Vibration"
Phantom Vibration by CookiesAreNummy February 10, 2012

Phantom vibration 

When you feel a vibration in your pants pocket, howevever you don't have your phone in the pocket.
Hey man! My phone just vibrated. I probably got a text from my girlfriend.

Oh snap. It was just a phantom vibration. I totally forgot my phone is charging in my bedroom.
Phantom vibration by EricMLP June 11, 2016

phantom vibration syndrome (PVS) 

When you think your cell phone is vibrating, but it is actually all in your head.
"Dang! I thought my girl was ringin' me to holla' back, but it was jus' phantom vibration syndrome (PVS)."

Phantom Vibration Syndrome 

"Phantom vibration syndrome" is when you think your phone is buzzing, but it's just your imagination playing tricks on you. It's like your pocket is the boy who cried "vibrate"!
Here's a silly joke about "phantom vibration syndrome": "Why don't ghosts use phones? Because they're already experts at phantom vibration syndrome!"

P.V.S. (Phantom Vibration Syndrome)

When a person believes that he/she feels their phone vibrating when it isn't.
Person: "Hold on, I'm getting a .... never mind. It's just my damn P.V.S. (Phantom Vibration Syndrome) acting up again".
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