noun
a person who ignores their surroundings by paying attention to their phone instead
verb
to ignore one's surroundings by focusing on one's phone instead
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The rise of phubbers in meetings is becoming a concern for productivity.
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I can't stand when my friends are phubbers during dinner.
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She's such a phubber, always on her phone instead of engaging with us.
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Being a phubber in a relationship can be detrimental to communication and connection.