Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phubbing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phub-bing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of phub

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."
"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, […]"

Etymology

See phub.

Inflected Forms

phubbings (plural)

Questions

What does phubbing mean?: present participle and gerund of phub
Where does phubbing come from?: See phub.

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