Scroll Slug

(Noun) The inner desire to veg on your phone. What you are after laying in bed and scrolling social media all day.

"I always have big plans for the weekend, but just want to be a scroll slug on my days off."
"The scroll slug stopped me from cleaning my house."
"After work, I turn into a scroll slug."

by MindMunger January 9, 2025

scroll lock key

A key that nobody uses and should be removed as well as the delete, end, port sync, page up/down, pause and insert key.

what the?!?!? you are actually using the scroll lock key? What a loser!

by a sponge called bob March 28, 2025

Scroll-drunk

Mentally foggy from too much social media scrolling.

"Dude, I've been trolling X for hours, I'm scroll-drunk."
"She scrolled TikTok to the point of becoming scroll-drunk."

by SCREW Magazine January 18, 2026

Scroll Surfing

Scroll Surfing:
The modern evolution of web surfing from Back in the day, people explored the internet surfing from site to site. Now, we surf our feeds instead.

Lee: Bruv, I hardly surf the web anymore.
Frank: Me too, bruv… now we do scroll surfing instead… bruv.
Lee: How times have changed.
Frank: Init, bruv. LOL.
Lee: LOL.

by Jamie Cheese January 27, 2026

Scroll lock

To get trapped watching videos on your phone to procrastinate until someone or something jars you awake

She got stuck in scroll lock after getting home from the grocery store because she didn't want to put the groceries away.

by DonnaFromTJMaxx February 3, 2026

Scroll burner

A piece of digital content—like an article, story, or thread—that’s so compelling, you can’t stop scrolling.

Like “page turner” but for things you read on your smart phone.

“ That longform essay on Elon Musk’s sex life was a total scroll burner—I read the whole thing in one sitting”

by anonymous May 30, 2025

scroll fugue

A disassociated state where someone loses awareness while scrolling social media and unconsciously drifts between apps. Similar to a fugue state, it involves memory gaps, autopilot browsing, and the sudden realization that you’ve ended up deep in another feed without remembering how.

I knew it was time for bed when I got sent into a scroll fugue last night while scrolling on X.

by thenamelessboss September 9, 2025