Phoidance
Avoiding interactions with people by looking at one's phone.
It can be hard to determine, but is obvious if one looks at their phone as they see someone approaching.
Variations of this include talking on the phone or having earbuds in to discourage people from interacting.
It can be hard to determine, but is obvious if one looks at their phone as they see someone approaching.
Variations of this include talking on the phone or having earbuds in to discourage people from interacting.
"I was walking back from library and this girl pulls out here phone as soon as she sees me, then puts it away and looks up when I walked by." "Classic phoidance."
Phoidancing
The act of looking at one's phone to avoid looking at someone.
"I saw the same girl look down at her phone when I was on the other side of the quad, then looked up just as she walked by me. Why is she phoidancing so much?"