Second Screen Syndrome

When you forget to bypass commercials on your Tivo because your on your second device

Doh! I missed bypassing the commercial. Must be suffering from second screen syndrome.

by AnnoyedGymUser July 19, 2014

Phone screen

your addiction..

/The thing you constantly stare at instead of being productive.

(Get help)

Yo, I've been staring at my phone screen for the past 24 hours.. I'm so unproductive
-You

by Amani33 March 30, 2024

residual screen time

The duration of time when your screen device (e.g. smartphone) displays some non-blackout images whilst you aren't actively staring at the screen device — hence counted as "screen time" on its Screen Time app despite not harming your eyesight in any way

I love how my phone tracks residual screen time; I might not be staring at it, but those non-blackout images still rack up the hours like I'm glued to the screen!

by Emotional Cruiser November 9, 2025

SCREENED OUT

To be transfixed by the screen on your "smart" phone.

Joe was so screened out he did not even hear the waitress ask him for his order.

by pRODIGAL1 January 17, 2012

screen time inflation

The phenomenon where you want to be able to have more and more screen time whilst still having screen time limits imposed by parents remain equally strict. This is mainly caused by constantly subscribing to new YouTube channels, which does not show maturity in limiting your own screen time. Rather, it tells the YouTube algorithm that you're willing to have more hours of YouTube per day even though you may "only" do this as a mere digital form of "tipping". It's akin to the akcual inflation, where prices and cost of living increases significantly whilst your wage remains equally low.

Ever since Jamie started subscribing to all those YouTube channels, his screen time inflation has skyrocketed; he wants to watch more videos but still has to stick to the equally strict limits set by his parents.

by Emotional Cruiser August 4, 2025

Blue screen of death

A program that triggers when you are doing something important. It was implemented back in windows 1.0. It is the annoyance of many but no one can do anything.

(On a video chat) I love yo-AHHH A BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH :(

by Aora_Studios May 7, 2020

PC screen time syndrome

The phenomenon where the amount of screen time you would otherwise usually have on smartphone, now moves to PC — due to the amount of productive work you need to get done on PC

With the mountaining amount of coding I've to get done on my PC, I recently experience the inevitable 'PC screen time syndrome'.

by Emotional Cruiser October 19, 2025