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Phantom Scrolling

When you doom scroll for so long on YouTube shorts or TikTok that you randomly break out in scrolling motions throughout the day, though you may not even be on your phone.
Friend 1: Bro snap out of it. You are phantom scrolling the air.

Friend 2: Huh…oh dang whoops.

Friend 1: That’s gotta be more addictive than cigarettes. You need help.
by Jitskin March 4, 2025
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Phantom Scrolling

When you doom scroll so much, you no longer watch YouTube shorts for entertainment, you just do it because you are addicted to the scrolling motion. Excessive exposure may result in endless scrolling through any app that has shorts, including but not limited to LinkedIn.
Please help me. Seriously, this is a cry for help. I’ve been doom scrolling so much that now I am now phantom scrolling.
by Jitskin March 9, 2025
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Phantom Scrolling

When you scroll too much on YouTube shorts or TikTok, that you no longer scroll for the point of entertainment, but rather because you are addicted to the scrolling motion.
Guys I just caught myself phantom scrolling on LinkedIn shorts. This is a cry for help, someone help me.
by Jitskin March 22, 2025
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Goon Scrolling

Gooning whilst scrolling on P-Hub shorts
Can't believe Timmy was goon scrolling in Samas class
by Goon Scroller August 20, 2025
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hard scrolling

Scrolling instagram reels, tiktok or other social media platform in a selective and non-time wasting manner, often with a maximum of three second per video to interest you before you decide to scroll to the next one. This method is used to browse reels and tiktoks in the most effective and least time consuming way.

Hard scrolling is contrary to soft scrolling.
Bro I just spent 2 hours hard scrolling and my thumb is sore as fuck!

Seriously?

Yeah but im hypertraining my algo!
by Jor-Al September 8, 2025
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soft scrolling

When you are scrolling instagram reels, tiktok or other short term video formats in a relaxed state of mind. You sometimes watch entire videos without knowing why and while being uninterested. You click on profiles and scroll through feeds without any clear reason. The most relaxed type of scrolling, and is the opposite of hard scrolling.
Bro I was in my bed brain rotting all day yesterday, I was soft scrolling reels for like 8 hours. I spent like 3 of those on kazakhstani horse training videos.

Oh I love to aimlessly soft scroll!
by Jor-Al September 8, 2025
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Bloom scrolling

When you are reading stories or looking at memes that are genuinely positive. The opposite of doom scrolling.
I spend 30 minutes a day bloom scrolling to remember there's still good in the world.
by Anonymous Sunflower September 12, 2025
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