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Phubbing: snubbing someone in favour of your mobile phone. We’ve all done it: when a conversation gets boring, the urge to check out an interesting person’s twitter/ Facebook/ Youtube/ Pinterest/whatever feed can be overwhelming.
I went out for a date with Johnny and he didn't stop phubbing me the whole time, it was so rude, i ended up leaving early!
by Stop Phubbing July 02, 2012
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by shrimphead February 28, 2009
2
The art of looking at your device while someone is trying to communicate with your tech obsessed capitalist ass.
A display of utter cuntishness in the modern age of moronic device driven drones that lack everything unless they are able to get 4g.
A display of utter cuntishness in the modern age of moronic device driven drones that lack everything unless they are able to get 4g.
'Hello - ..'ive just seen a.......'
' **doesnt speak looks at phone half way through just one sentence ... ***phubbing
'ive just been phubbed... 'what a phubbing prick'... it possibly saved me from a very dull conversation'
' **doesnt speak looks at phone half way through just one sentence ... ***phubbing
'ive just been phubbed... 'what a phubbing prick'... it possibly saved me from a very dull conversation'
by tom healey September 10, 2016
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The practice of ignoring a companion,acquaintance or significant other in order to pay attention to one's phone or other mobile devices.
Jenni: "So i'm trying to figure out what to do for Easter weekend,I dont know if I want to visit my family for supper or go to the movies with Jordan"
Kendra: *pretends to listen to Jenni talk about her Easter plans while going through her Instagram page trying to upload her selfie*
Jenni: "SERIOUSLY KENDRA!!!! YOU ARE PHUBBING ME AREN'T YOU? 👿👿👿"
Kendra: *pretends to listen to Jenni talk about her Easter plans while going through her Instagram page trying to upload her selfie*
Jenni: "SERIOUSLY KENDRA!!!! YOU ARE PHUBBING ME AREN'T YOU? 👿👿👿"
by tynickerson31 March 27, 2018
5
Phubbing is often confused with snubbing an individual in favor of your mobile device. In reality Phubbing is defined as the act of enjoying a film on the preferred porn network PornHub.
by Tendo Tendick December 14, 2016