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phub

[fuhb]Slang.

verb (used with object), phubbed, phub·bing.

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? I hate to see a mother wheeling a stroller while phubbing her baby.

verb (used without object), phubbed, phub·bing.

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

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Nearby words

  1. phthiriasis pubis,
  2. phthirus,
  3. phthisic,
  4. phthisical,
  5. phthisis,
  6. phugoid,
  7. phuket,
  8. phumiphon aduldet,
  9. phut,
  10. phyco-

Origin of phub

First recorded in 2010–14; ph(one)1 + snub
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019