by 4n 1di0t February 3, 2020

by Lazy Seal May 13, 2018

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.
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?
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

by Please send help, it's so cold December 31, 2017

by CYRAX FAN January 23, 2023

(Figurative meaning). To be worried about something, especially when it involves overthinking about it.
Like a scratched CD gets stuck in one place and repeats the same sound over and over, a (metaphorically) scratched person broods on something for hours and hours, wondering and worrying too much about it.
Usually people get scratched about small matters, like that stupid thing they said to their crush and they regret. However, it's possible to get scratched about important things, for example, a final exam that went horrible.
Like a scratched CD gets stuck in one place and repeats the same sound over and over, a (metaphorically) scratched person broods on something for hours and hours, wondering and worrying too much about it.
Usually people get scratched about small matters, like that stupid thing they said to their crush and they regret. However, it's possible to get scratched about important things, for example, a final exam that went horrible.
- Hey bro, are you coming to the party tonight?
- I dunno if I should cause my ex might be there... I'm getting very scratched about it.
- C'mon...
- I dunno if I should cause my ex might be there... I'm getting very scratched about it.
- C'mon...
by The Thrower April 10, 2019

<.7.9.7.6.>Franklin De Yuca Tapped Me On THe Right Shoulder So I Thank Him Because All I Ever Wanted Was the Circle And Line Based Abrasion On My Left Knee And Not The Scratchpad Based Abrasion ( Scratch And Sniff)<.7.9.7.6.>
<.7.9.7.6.>Franklin De Yuca Tapped Me On THe Right Shoulder So I Thank Him Because All I Ever Wanted Was the Circle And Line Based Abrasion On My Left Knee And Not The Scratchpad Based Abrasion ( Scratch And Sniff)<.7.9.7.6.>
by 456AtabavA343 June 5, 2025
