Taking pictures or recordings of a screen. This result of an image or a video displaying terrible quality of the screen makes it appeared if it was a deep fried meme.
Around 2007 and a little bit earlier, many people would take pictures of their device that had a screen and post it online. Many Let's Plays during this time of YouTube people would get their video camera and recorded gameplay and it was acceptable.
As time went by many programs and features allowed the users to take screenshots and screencasts making practice of using another devices, video & picture cameras and cellphones, obsolete for the most part
However it is still used but is usually done for quick uploads in case whatever they'll capturing might not be available. The latter is acceptable however posting or uploading in a normal condition is not.
Around 2007 and a little bit earlier, many people would take pictures of their device that had a screen and post it online. Many Let's Plays during this time of YouTube people would get their video camera and recorded gameplay and it was acceptable.
As time went by many programs and features allowed the users to take screenshots and screencasts making practice of using another devices, video & picture cameras and cellphones, obsolete for the most part
However it is still used but is usually done for quick uploads in case whatever they'll capturing might not be available. The latter is acceptable however posting or uploading in a normal condition is not.
Why did you recorded your gameplay with your phone? You know you've could had downloaded a screencasts program, right? It looks so grainy, washed-out, and strangely colored! It's a deep fried screen!
by Jihadi Trucker February 1, 2020
Get the Deep Fried Screenmug. A split screen video where you watch a person (split screen lurker) watching a viral video. .
Sometimes making comments, or just watching.
Sometimes making comments, or just watching.
: Where’s the original viral video? I wanna see it without the split screen lurker in the way., it’s never funny.
: I know, right. . Overlays are way funnier.
: I know, right. . Overlays are way funnier.
by Keith02k March 20, 2024
Get the split screen lurkermug. The anxious paralysis that strikes when a student or professional stares at a blank screen, unsure how to begin a task—especially when AI tools are available but ethical use is unclear. Often triggered by perfectionism, decision fatigue, or fear of misusing technology.
He stared at the Canvas assignment page for 20 minutes, then Googled ‘how to start a paper.’ Classic Empty Screen Syndrome.
by Briton Phillip October 1, 2025
Get the Empty Screen Syndromemug. Being the contraction of "I ought to get more screen time from my parents", this slang term refers to the phenomenon where your parents always limit your screen time that you suddenly lose your "appetite" to binge-watch YouTube. Hence, it eventually "shapes" your habits of limiting your own screen time whilst paradoxically teaching children how to get more screen time from their parents.
Ever since my parents started limiting my screen time, I’ve developed this ought-screen mentality—now I barely want to binge-watch anything, even though I’m always scheming ways to convince them to let me have more!
by Emotional Cruiser September 25, 2025
Get the ought-screenmug. A green screen that Barney will give you if you are mean to him, or he does something that he wasn't supposed to do, in which you get when the computer crashes, thus you must manually restart your computer, also if Barney does something and it was his fault you received a green screen of death, instead of the normal mad Barney pointing his arrow at the message telling you that you need to restart your computer, he will point his arrow at the reason why it crashed, and he will be shocked, and there will be a note from Barney explaining to you what happened, and there will be an item or video thumbnail that cause the computer to crash with a red prohibition sign on it, and he will tell you that you may need to install something to prevent this from happening again, preferably a driver or antivirus, and may even restart your computer for you.
Barney: Oh no, You got the Green Screen of Death, you have to restart your computer
You: I need to restart
You: I need to restart
by the dustyjacobs company™ August 23, 2019
Get the green screen of deathmug. The phenomenon where you always think, "If I exhibit behavior A instead of behavior B, I will X additional hours of screen time per day from my parents" even though your parents don't akcually operate under such conditions.
He’s stuck in a screen time delusion, thinking if he cleans his room, his parents will reward him with extra gaming hours, even though they’ve never promised that.
by Emotional Cruiser September 21, 2025
Get the screen time delusionmug. If you turn your brightness all the way up on your device and project a white screen on it, it will generate better lighting for when youre filming videos, on face time etc. People normally do this before sleeping on call with their boyfriend/girlfriend
Person A: “Whatd you search up ‘white screen’ for”
Person B: “Oh I was just on call with my girlfriend last night”
Person B: “Oh I was just on call with my girlfriend last night”
by Iamgwen October 8, 2024
Get the White Screenmug.