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Avoiding vs Communifake - What's the difference?

avoiding | communifake |

As verbs the difference between avoiding and communifake

is that avoiding is while communifake is (neologism|slang) to engage in phoney or pretend conversation on a mobile phone for the purpose of deluding or avoiding others.

As a noun avoiding

is avoidance.

avoiding

English

Verb

(head)
    • Have you been avoiding me?'' ''(as progressive form of avoid)
    I noted his carefully avoiding eye contact.'' ''(as present participle)
    I noted his careful avoiding of eye contact.'' ''(as gerund)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • avoidance
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    • communifake

    English

    Verb

    (communifak)
  • (neologism, slang) To engage in phoney or pretend conversation on a mobile phone for the purpose of deluding or avoiding others.
  • *2008 , David Ortez, Do You Communifake? :
    • Communifake is the act of pretending to initiate and maintain a fake conversation on your mobile phone around other people.
  • *2008 , Ki Mae Heussner, ABC News/Technology, Why Do We Communifake?
    • Dominique Gonzales is a chronic communifaker. "Absolutely, I communifake ," the 27-year-old told ABCNews.com. "It's a little rude if you just ignore somebody. But if I see somebody at work who I want to avoid speaking with, I'll just take out my phone and pretend to be making a call."
  • *2008 , Communifaking, Right Or Wrong?:
    • Even I have communifaked few times and I admit sometimes it was just the feeling of insecurity.
  • *2008 , Communifaking – The Latest Fad!:
    • Welcome to the world of communifaking .

    Derived terms

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