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PHUBBING [1 record]

Record 1 2016-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • Collaborative and Social Communications
CONT

Phubbing is the habit of snubbing someone in favour of a mobile phone or tablet ... in a social setting, which many see as [a] rude habit gone unchecked. It is an amalgam of the words "phone" and "snubbing."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Communications collaboratives et sociales
CONT

[...] «phubbing», ou «télésnobisme» en français. Contraction de «phone» (téléphone) et de «snubbing» (snober), ce néologisme désigne l'acte de snober quelqu'un dans un contexte social en regardant son téléphone au lieu de lui prêter attention.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comunicaciones móviles e inalámbricas
  • Comunicaciones colaborativas y sociales
DEF

Hecho de que una persona solo preste atención a un dispositivo móvil sin hacer caso de su entorno, en especial a las personas que la rodean.

OBS

ningufoneo: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda el término "ningufoneo" como equivalente español del inglés "phubbing".

OBS

ningufoneo: neologismo derivado de "ningufonear", creado a partir de "ningunear" y "telefonear". "Ningunear" significa "no hacer caso de alguien, no tomarlo en consideración".

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