Ringxiety
What happens when a mobile/cell phone rings in a crowd and everyone dives for theirs in case they miss a call.
Ringxiety by Michael Ballantyne July 31, 2006
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ringxiety
pronounced ring-zy-uh-tee
When you think you hear your phone ringing or feel it vibrating, when its really not.
May be caused by anticipating an important phone call.
Comes from the words ringing + anxiety
When you think you hear your phone ringing or feel it vibrating, when its really not.
May be caused by anticipating an important phone call.
Comes from the words ringing + anxiety
ringxiety by Patrick F... October 12, 2008
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Ringxiety
When someone calls and tries to use their cell as an actual phone and you panick for a second sec and don't answer cause nooooooo one uses it like that anymore. Text only. Calls only causes immediate anxiety.
Dude... Debbie just called me and gave me total Ringxiety! Why doesn't she just text me like everybody else??
Ringxiety by Roman Wolf 11 July 28, 2021
Ronxiety
pingxiety
pingxiety" is the anxiety and tension you feel when your IM or smartphone "pings in another text message.
I can't take the constant pingging notification that I have another message to read. I'm stressed out and developed "pingxiety!"
pingxiety by unogiovanni November 4, 2010
Blu Ranxiety
Blu Ranxiety by BluRay_takes_forever August 17, 2009
rangxiety
Da concerned trepidation dat you feel whenever you think dat you might have missed hearing someone calling you.
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