A search engine AI says it's the sensation of flatulence (farting) without the actual expulsion of gas, but we all know that it's a poop that we all thought was just a fart.
Dude 1: "Hold on, let me just fart..."
Dude 1: "...."
Dude 1: "Yo, can I take a shower in here?"
Dude 2: "...Did you just have a phantom fart? dang, dude! you're nasty!"
When you scroll too much on YouTube shorts or TikTok, that you no longer scroll for the point of entertainment, but rather because you are addicted to the scrolling motion.
Guys I just caught myself phantom scrolling on LinkedIn shorts. This is a cry for help, someone help me.
Derived/misheard from the internet slang term “Fanum Tax,” Phantom Tax is a friendly act of taking another’s items for a short time, essentially borrowing the item(s) without consent or stealing.