Doomscrolling 

The act of endlessly scrolling through bad news on social media or news websites, often causing increased anxiety or feelings of hopelessness. Originates from the video game "Doom" and represents the chaotic and never-ending flow of negative content.

"I couldn't sleep last night because I spent hours doomscrolling through my Twitter feed, and all the bad news kept me anxious."

Doomscrolling by iwv December 28, 2023

Doomscrolling 

The act of endlessly scrolling through depressing, chaotic, or brain-melting content online. fully aware it’s ruining your mental health but too far gone to stop. Often accompanied by existential dread, bad posture, and the phrase “just one more.”

“I was supposed to go to bed at 11 but ended up doomscrolling until the birds started chirping.”

Doomscrolling by Doomscrolldaddy July 6, 2025

Doomscrolling

When you are scrolling on any media platform especially Instagram reels for hours on end until your eyes and fingers start to vaporize sending your soul into the doom or reels never able to escape

It’s like falling into a black hole of Insta videos you think you’ll watch one, and suddenly three hours have passed, your eyes are burning, your fingers feel like molten lava, and you wonder if you’ll ever surface from the endless scroll- doomscrolling

Doomscrolling by PandaBoxer000_[ March 3, 2026

Retrograde doomscrolling

The act of aggressively scrolling through the internet long past the point of exhaustion, actively moving backward against your biological need for sleep. A phenomenon where your sleep schedule enters a state of complete chaos—much like Mercury in retrograde—simply because you refuse to put your phone down.

"I was exhausted at 10 PM, but I caught a bad case of retrograde doomscrolling. Next thing I know, it's 3 AM and I'm watching a 40-minute video essay on the history of discontinued sodas."

Retrograde doomscrolling by Palitrograde June 26, 2026

doom scrolling

Being unable to stop scrolling on social media. As in a doomed task for it isn’t productive. Can be positive and staying in touch with friends and family but unable to stop.

I didn’t get anything done today because I was doom scrolling.

doom scrolling by Dulced November 2, 2023

Coomscrolling

Verb:
Similar to doomscrolling in that you scroll through a feed mindlessly. But instead of scrolling past what is mostly bad news. You scroll through a feed of pornography, likely while masterbating.

Jerry was stuck in a loop of coomscrolling through reddit.

Coomscrolling by goodisfed January 4, 2023

boomscrolling 

Doomscrolling for Boomers: Instead of scrolling their cell phones being overwhelmed by the global news, the Boomer flips through all the local evening news channels every night to learn about the ridiculous Florida Man antics of people in their area.

Dad's been Boomscrolling too much recently, and is convinced everyone in his tiny town is going to be carjacked by people in clown suits within the week.

boomscrolling by Tom Selleck Fan Club July 1, 2022