close talker
Personal space violator
A close talker is someone who stands uncomfortably near during conversation, violating the expected personal space between speakers.
The term implies obliviousness rather than aggression—the close talker doesn't realize they're making others uncomfortable: My new coworker is a close talker; I keep backing up and he keeps advancing.
- personal spaceComfort distance around oneself
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- proximityNearness in space
- in your faceAggressively confrontational style
- breathAir taken in
bad breath · awkward · nervous laughter · leaning · uncomfortable · intimate · boundary · personal bubble · face-to-face · whisper · hovering · crowding · social cues · backing away · step back · Seinfeld · nose-to-nose · garlic
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- people typesfriend, stranger, neighbor, enemy, buddy
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