different between avoiding vs communifake

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??v??d??/

Verb

avoiding

1. Present participle and gerund of avoid.

   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

avoiding (plural avoidings)

1. Avoidance.

Anagrams

• vaginoid

English

Etymology

From blend of communicate +? fake.

Verb

communifake (third-person singular simple present communifakes, present participle communifaking, simple past and past participle communifaked)

1. (neologism, slang) To engage in phoney or pretend conversation on a mobile phone for the purpose of deluding or avoiding others.
   • 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

• communifaker
• communifaking