phubbing

English

Etymology

See phub.

Verb

phubbing

1. present participle and gerund of phub

Noun

phubbing (plural phubbings)

1. The act of ignoring a conversation going on around oneself to focus on one's mobile phone.
   • 2014, Barbara Pachter, The Power of Positive Confrontation, →ISBN:

     Phubbing, which is the term for snubbing someone you're face to face with by looking at or using your phone, is a big source of conflict.

   • 2020, Rich Ling et al., editors, The Oxford Handbook of Mobile Communication and Society, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 168:

     Current studies suggest that contextual factors indeed play a role in the extent to which phubbing is harmful. With respect to situation formality, for example, people report being more tolerant of their partner's phubbing behavior in casual settings, such as at home in front of the TV, than in formal settings, such as restaurants, […]

Translations

act of ignoring a conversation going on around oneself to focus on one's mobile phone

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: phubbing m or f

• Spanish: ningufoneo (es) m