phub

[ fuhb ]

verb (used with object)

, phubbed, phub·bing.

1. to ignore (a person or one's surroundings) when in a social situation by busying oneself with a phone or other mobile device:

   Hey, are you phubbing me?

verb (used without object)

, phubbed, phub·bing.

1. to ignore a person or one's surroundings in this way.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phub¹

First recorded in 2010–15; ph(one) ¹ + (sn)ub