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eye-contact-evasion
noun
/eye-kon-takt-i-vay-zhun/
Definition
The sudden, intense fascination with a blank lock screen to prevent an awkward sidewalk conversation.
In use
“I engaged in rapid eye-contact-evasion when I spotted my old landlord.”
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Language
- Language form
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /eye-kon-takt-i-vay-zhun/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
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