Phubbing

Now, another curious actual fact that's happening nowadays. I'm sure you've suffered, done or seen it but you don't know;

# What's "phubbing"?

This is the fact of underestimating people, not heeding them and being rude, because of using smartphones and any kind of technological gadgets all the time; for example, using your mobile phone while someone is talking to you or in a meeting or lunch. It's usual in young people, because children aren't educated by society in that aspect and it's more and more usual.

# What's its origin?

This word, appeared in 2007, it's the combination of phone and snubbing, and it started to be used with the use of smartphones, to describe that kind of behabiour. It was popularized by the Stop Phubbing campaign created by McCann, which was part of a promotion of the Macquarie Dictionary of Australia.

Now, you know a bit more about technological vocabulary :P Happy holydays and have a nice day!