phub
Pronunciation: /fʌb/
The English word “phub” has 2 meanings listed here.
verb
- To ignore the conversation around oneself by focusing on one's smartphone.
noun
Etymology
Blend of phone + snub, coined by Adrian Mills at the McCann advertising agency in a brainstorming session in collaboration with the Macquarie Dictionary and a group of selected wordsmiths; subsequently widely promoted by the McCann agency.
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