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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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Screaming

Something that unfunny people default to when they try to make people laugh.
The eleven year old was screaming into his microphone in the voice chat.
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screaming blue messiah

Screaming blue Messiah is when you gravity bong in a laundry room sink out of a sparklers water bottle and fall into the warm laundry on the floor..
Omg! That screaming blue messiah knocked him out and he would not get up so we covered him with more warm laundry.
by MuddyBottoms September 26, 2020
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screaming blue messiah

Screaming blue Messiah is when you gravity bong in a laundry room sink out of a sparklers water bottle and fall into the warm laundry on the floor..
Omg! That screaming blue messiah knocked him out and he would not get up so we covered him with more warm laundry.
by MuddyBottoms September 26, 2020
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SCREAMINGDRTYGASDFSA

NEW ARIANA GRANDE ALBUM SCREAMINGDRTYGASDFSA
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Screaming Boner

When you’re screaming and have a boner at the same time. Occurs when you’re looking at something surprising as well a sexy, or when you’re scared and have a boner at the same time
My mom walked in me watching porn and I had a screaming boner.

I opened up the package and there was porn inside. I had a screaming boner after that.
by YoBoiAlex November 3, 2020
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Screaming Ballast

A phrase to describe a wife or girlfriend who doesn't like being driven around at high speed, berates your driving or generally gets scared in the passenger seat.
"Went for a blast around the country lanes, would have been more fun without the Screaming Ballast nagging me too slow down...."
by Puffinchops6618 January 8, 2021
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