Definitions by Emotional Cruiser
newstalgia
Something that once deemed a novelty but is now deemed nostalgic, e.g. the aesthetic Frutiger Aero that was initially around from 2005 through 2014, after which it got to be "dormant" before it had a comeback in 2022
I was scrolling through old design trends and felt such newstalgia for Frutiger Aero; it was everywhere in the late 2000's and early 2010's, and now it's back in style.
newstalgia by Emotional Cruiser September 28, 2025
inertia
The condition where you are lazy to do productive tasks (cleaning the house, looking after a child, doing college assignments) after doomscrolling on your smartphone for hours on end
After three hours of doomscrolling, I was hit with such inertia that I couldn't even muster the energy to wash the dishes!
inertia by Emotional Cruiser September 28, 2025
Named after the handheld console Nintendo DS, this backronym for "downside" refers to something that you put under your pillow whilst you sleep at night, e.g. women's underwear.
I found a cute pair of socks under my pillow this morning—guess my roommate's been using my DS strategy to hide her stuff!
DS by Emotional Cruiser September 28, 2025
motion sickness
The condition where someone experiences nausea more easily whilst staring at screen devices on a car ride, like the one commonly experienced by these "iPad kids" (a backronym standing for "Indonesian people addicted to devices kind of kids")
Ever since Timmy started gaming on his tablet during road trips, he's been hit hard with motion sickness—classic case of an iPad kid!
motion sickness by Emotional Cruiser September 28, 2025
tidy
The condition of a house where the children are given iPads instead of toys in order to make the house seem "uncluttered" whilst at the same time making the children glued to their devices like these "iPad kids" (a backronym standing for "Indonesian people addicted to devices kind of kids").
Ever since the Sherbrookes started using iPads for their kids, their home has looked so tidy—no toys in sight, just a couple of kids glued to screen devices like these iPad kids!
tidy by Emotional Cruiser September 28, 2025
iPad kid nation
Being the backronym for "Indonesian people addicted to devices-type kids living within one same nation", this pejorative slang term refers to the country Indonesia — with its population of 270 millions of inhabitants — having the world's highest average screen time, i.e. 7 hours 38 minutes per day as of 2025.
With kids everywhere in Indonesia glued to their screens to play Free Fire or Fortnite, we're undeniably living in an "iPad kid nation"!
iPad kid nation by Emotional Cruiser September 27, 2025
sea
A pool consisting of large numbers of people and entities who fulfill certain criteria, e.g. being glued to their devices
Everywhere I look, my friends and family are glued to their screens, scrolling endlessly or binge-watching shows. It’s like I’m surrounded by a sea of "iPad kids"—a backronym for "Indonesian people addicted to devices-type kids".
sea by Emotional Cruiser September 27, 2025