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scratching glass

Refers to incessantly scrolling on a smartphone, which has a glass screen. Used as a pejorative, with the connotation of doing something ineffectual, unproductive, and/or even harmful to oneself.

Brings up imagery of someone making pictures or writing on frosted glass to pass the time, or someone trying to make a permanent mark on a glass pane with just their fingernail but ends up breaking their own fingernail.

glass-scratcher (noun)
1. someone who spends a lot of time on their phone, usually scrolling through social media, but can playing games, etc., usually to their own detriment (e.g. social seclusion, inability to get out of bed without checking their social media feed, etc.)
2. someone who spends a lot of time trying to gain attention and/or influence on social media, but doesn't make much difference, and their obsession ends up harming them in some way, (e.g. getting into arguments online, fans turning on them, etc.). Can be used as a synonym for 'bluetick' (someone verified on Twitter), 'clicktivist', etc.
I wasted all day scratching glass; I checked Facebook, then Snapchat, then went on Pinterest and just scrolled for hours. I think I have a problem.

Joe Hildebrand is such a glass-scratcher. He spends so much time on Twitter but only has a few followers, and then he comes on Channel 10 and can't hold a proper conversation. Why does he bother trying to be a celebrity when he can't engage in social interaction outside of Twitter?
by KoalaHugger July 1, 2020
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Scratch

A coding website targeted for ages 8-16. It consists of you making pieces of code known as "blocks" and characters that are controlled by your code known as "sprites". Once you have finished your project you can share it.

Scratch is also a hot spot for furries. They're everywhere. I mean everywhere. Everywhere you go, there's gonna be lots of furries.
LOTS.
Dilly: hi i use scratch
Bob: isnt that that block code website with furries
by A really big weirdo July 18, 2022
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Bird scratch

When you've had too much fiber and it feels as though you're pooping out a birds nest. It leaves you with an itchy butthole.
Hey, Charlie! After I eat all that Raisin Bran, I got some mad bird scratch.
by CBCAKM September 3, 2017
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Scratching Monster

Also know as the Scratchy Monster, a story talked about between children of a being that comes in the middle of the night and leaves little scratches on people. The story was made by kids as a way to explain why sometimes they would wake up with scratches they don't remember receiving.

Some kids say he comes when you have been bad but the more common believe is that the monster has no reason, he's simple not a nice guy.
Basically any time a kid goes to bed and wakes up with a scratch he or she didn't have when going to bed is labeled as a Scratching Monster attack.
by AnimeLoveLover123 July 24, 2014
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Scratch

A coding website where you can find Frank
I just found F R A N K on Scratch!
by 4n 1di0t February 3, 2020
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dead scratch

Start again, rise from the bottom, back on track after serious problems.
If anyone can start over from dead scratch, it's you.
by Lazy Seal May 13, 2018
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scratch-n-sniff

Any drug lined up and inhaled.
she left to go to the bathroom to scratch-n-sniff.
by sercybrownstrange April 9, 2017
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