phub

present singular third person phubs · participle present phubbing · participle past phubbed · past phubbed

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

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

   2022, Lambert Deckers, Motivation: Biological, Psychological, and Environmental, Routledge, →ISBN

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   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.

   2018, Zizi Papacharissi, editor, A Networked Self and Love, Routledge, →ISBN

plural phubs

1. An instance of phubbing.

   Researchers have found that phubs damage relationships and increase dissatisfaction and depression. About 25% of couples have fought over phubs (Goldberg, 2018).

   2020, Patrick R. Steffen, editor, Mindfulness for Everyday Living: A Guide for Mental Health Practitioners, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 93

alternative PHub

1. InternetabbreviationeuphemisticuncommonAbbreviation of Pornhub.

1. alternativeAlternative form of Phub