Meaning of phub | Babel Free

Definitions

To ignore the conversation around oneself by focusing on one's smartphone.

neologism, transitive

Examples

“Phubbing has been theorized to provoke conflict in romantic relationships because the partner being phubbed feels unimportant and deprioritized compared to the digital content delivered through their partner's mobile phone.”

“Individuals who were phubbed during a conversation, felt less valued, less close, and less important to the individual who phubbed them.”

CEFR level