doomscrolling
The practice of continually reading Internet news about catastrophic eventsThe practice of continually reading Internet news about catastrophic events.
US/ˈdumˌskɹolɪŋ/
Meaning
1 senses(informal, neologism, uncountable)The practice of continually reading Internet news about catastrophic events.
думскроллингdumskrólling
Translations
2 languagesРусский
the practice of continually reading Internet news about catastrophic events:
Origin
From doom + scrolling, from the practice of scrolling through timelines and news feeds onFrom doom + scrolling, from the practice of scrolling through timelines and news feeds on a computer or mobile device; originally in a context of being dissatisfied with current socio-political conditions and headlines. Popularized and surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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