Definition: When you’re completely oblivious to someone’s obvious flirting because you’re hyper-focused on an incredibly mundane task. Like browsing light fixtures while a store employee drops hints about their availability, hobbies, and preferred mood lighting – all while you’re mentally comparing lumens.
The resulting social blindness creates secondhand embarrassment so potent it could power a small generator. Typically diagnosed later by witnesses who watched you miss every signal like a bat navigating IKEA during a blackout.
Example:
Jenna rambled about her favorite hiking trails and free weekends while I intently compared thread counts on bath towels, missing every hint until my friend cringed.
He meticulously debated salad dressing choices as the barista leaned in, mentioning her love for foreign films and free evenings, only realizing his blunder hours later.