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phubber

/fʌbə(ɹ)/

phubber noun: one who phubs.

Noun

phubber (plural phubbers)

  1. One who phubs.
    • You could try talking to the phubbers, but it’s almost never worth spending social capital in the workplace on these kinds of issues.2015 June 14, Robin Abrahams, “Miss Conduct”, in The Boston Herald
    Antonyms:
    phubbee

Antonyms of phubber

Forms of phubber

pluralphubbers

Origin of phubber

From phub + -er.

Questions about phubber

What does phubber mean?
Phubber means one who phubs.
What part of speech is phubber?
Phubber is a noun.
How do you pronounce phubber?
Phubber is pronounced /fʌbə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of phubber?
The plural of phubber is phubbers.

Words near phubber in the dictionary

  1. Phuan
  2. phub
  3. phubbed
  4. phubbee
  5. phubbees
  6. phubber
  7. phubbers
  8. phubbing
  9. phubs
  10. phuchka
  11. phuchkas

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