phub
phub · phubs · phubbed · phubbing
To ignore the conversation around oneself by focusing on one's smartphoneTo ignore the conversation around oneself by focusing on one's smartphone.
/fʌb/
Meaning
1 senses(neologism)To ignore the conversation around oneself by focusing on one's smartphone.
Origin
Blend of phone + snub, coined by Adrian Mills at the McCann advertising agency in a brainsBlend of phone + snub, coined by Adrian Mills at the McCann advertising agency in a brainstorming session in collaboration with
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Forms
phubs, phubbing, phubbed, phubbedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.