Phonsciolizing 

To sit with people at a social gathering while everybody is on their phones.

My friends and I were at the diner phonsciolizing andbmy friend Laura texted us the funniest picture of a goat dealing cards

Phonsciolizing by mrlarezzo July 10, 2016

Phonsciolizing 

To sit with friends, at a social gathering while you and everyone else is looking through their phones.

My friends and I were at the diner phonsciolizing with one another and my friend Laura texted all of us the funniest picture of a goat dealing cards.

Phonsciolizing by mrlarezzo July 10, 2016

Phonescializing

When people ( typically teens) are together in a group but all separately on their phones

My daughter and her friends had fun phonescializing last night even though each of them was doing something quite separate on their phones.

Phonescializing by Troutman January 12, 2026