Second Screen Syndrome

When you forget to bypass commercials on your Tivo because your on your second device

Doh! I missed bypassing the commercial. Must be suffering from second screen syndrome.

by AnnoyedGymUser July 19, 2014

HP - Envy x360 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5-8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Nightfall Black

An expensive laptop

Hey mom, can i buy a HP - Envy x360 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5-8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Nightfall Black please?

by DakshTheDucc January 19, 2024

Phone screen

your addiction..

/The thing you constantly stare at instead of being productive.

(Get help)

Yo, I've been staring at my phone screen for the past 24 hours.. I'm so unproductive
-You

by Amani33 March 30, 2024

Screen-er Syndrome

When a person(s) stare(s) at a screen no matter what is on it.

John: Hey Mike what are you watching?
Mike: Little House in the Prairie.
John: I didn't know you like Little House!
Mike: I don't. I just caught a case of Screen-er Syndrome.

by Sakeeya July 5, 2012

Screen Inferiority

Ackerman and colleagues found screen inferiority in three measures:

lower test scores;
overconfidence;

less effective effort regulation.

Does screen inferiority persist with less reading burden?

by Nnnkk November 25, 2018

SCREENED OUT

To be transfixed by the screen on your "smart" phone.

Joe was so screened out he did not even hear the waitress ask him for his order.

by pRODIGAL1 January 17, 2012

residual screen time

The duration of time when your screen device (e.g. smartphone) displays some non-blackout images whilst you aren't actively staring at the screen device — hence counted as "screen time" on its Screen Time app despite not harming your eyesight in any way

I love how my phone tracks residual screen time; I might not be staring at it, but those non-blackout images still rack up the hours like I'm glued to the screen!

by Emotional Cruiser November 9, 2025