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Distracting Something that diverts your attention away from whatever you're doing.  ■ "I can't concentrate on my work when there are so many distracting notifications on my phone."


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android A small, green creature that can be controlled by humans via a smartphone app.  ■ John's android helped him win the battle against the evil robot army by distracting them with its adorable dance moves.

barman A person who works behind a bar and serves drinks to customers.  ■ "I need to get some work done, but the barman is too distracting with his flirty smile."

Clucking To make a loud, repetitive "cluck" sound, often used to imitate the sound of a chicken.  ■ "I can't believe my boss is clucking so loudly at his desk. It's distracting!"

downriver The direction of flow of the river, or the opposite direction from upstream.  ■ I always forget to bring a map when I go downriver fishing. It's too distracting by all the beautiful scenery.

council A group of people who sit around and discuss important matters while sipping tea and eating crumpets.  ■ "The council decided to ban all jokes about unicorns, as they found it was too distracting from the serious business at hand."

Notification A message or alert that informs the recipient of a new email, text message, social media update, etc. in a way that is so annoying and distracting it makes them want to pull their hair out.  ■ "When my phone emits a shrill notification for every single message I get, I start to wonder if my life would be better without technology. Or if I could somehow train it to only notify me when there's an actual emergency."

Sheeny A person or thing that is excessively shiny or glossy, often to the point of being distracting or annoying.  ■ That guy was so sheeny with his freshly polished shoes and sparkling jewelry, it was hard not to look away every time he walked by.