phub

American  

[fuhb] / fʌb /

verb (used with object)

phubbed, phubbing

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?

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verb (used without object)

phubbed, phubbing

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

Etymology

Origin of phub

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