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

Scrolliosis

Crookedness of the finger after prolonged doomscrolling.

I came in to see about my scrolliosis and now I can't walk you stupid chiropractor.

by thebundaverse February 16, 2026

scrollnesia

(noun)
A condition where you open your phone for a quick, specific task, start scrolling “just for a second,” and 40 minutes later realize you have no idea what you originally picked up the phone for.

“I opened Instagram to reply to a message and ended up watching dog videos for half an hour. Total scrollnesia.”

by byyygaga March 12, 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

scrollcattle

The passive, thumb-flicking masses who endlessly scroll through content feeds with minimal thought or engagement, consuming whatever pops up like digital cud. Scrollcattle don't search — they graze. Their reflex-driven consumption feeds the algorithm and rewards the lowest-effort content, especially from rollpagers.

Origin:
From “scroll” (to swipe endlessly through digital content) and “cattle” (docile, domesticated herd animals). Suggests a loss of agency and a domesticated attention span shaped by autoplay, infinite feeds, and recommendation engines.

See also:
thumbsheep, feedslave, dopamine drifter, algofodder

“How did that low effort video hit 12 million views?”
“Scrollcattle. The algorithm’s sacred herd.”

by Daryco Bear June 27, 2025

Scrollache

Mild headache you get after you spend a lot of time scrolling through your phone ( or any other screen ).

I stayed up late last night scrolling through TikTok videos, and now I’ve got a Scrollache.

by Sagun31 August 10, 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