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PHUB [1 record]

Record 1 2016-09-19

English

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

[Snub] someone in a social setting by looking at your phone instead of paying attention.

French

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

La planète des «connected people» a inventé un nouveau mot : le «phubbing», contraction de «snubbing» (snober) et «phone» (téléphone) [...] «Télésnober» pourrait être une adaptation adéquate de ce [...] mot [anglais].

Spanish

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

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

OBS

ningufonear: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda el neologismo "ningufonear" como equivalente válido del inglés "phub".

OBS

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

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