Scrollnesia

he phenomenon of forgetting why you picked up your phone after getting lost in scrolling.

I opened Instagram to message someone, but then Scrollnesia hit, and now I’m watching dog videos.

by karinadd January 23, 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

Stroller Derby

Noun. A group of teenage mothers in a small town who walk up and down the main drag with their strollers late at night. Sometimes the babies in them are real, sometimes they are fake.

Damn, the Stroller Derby is taking up the whole sidewalk when I’m just trying to get to the froyo stand!

by ImKenough January 29, 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

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