What does “doomscrolling” mean?
Doomscrolling is scrolling through bad news for far longer than is good for you.
Where it comes from
In use online by 2018, and everywhere in 2020.
Doomscrolling in a sentence
- I doomscrolled until 2 a.m.
- Doomscrolling made the week feel longer.
Can you say it at work?
Fine; most people know it.
Related
Slang: brain rot · rage bait · touch grass
Words: trepidation
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