screenbrain

Description of physical state that occurs after viewing digital media for significant amounts of time. Characterized by (but not limited to), headache, sore eyes, dry eyes, dry mouth, stiff muscles, depression, feelings of loneliness, disorientation, light-headedness or irritiability.

After playing video games for 12 hours, Joe was showing signs of screenbrain.

by makaroni April 27, 2019

screentrance

A phenomenon that happens when you stare at a computer screen when keybored and you become cross-eyed. You are about to fall asleep, only your eyes are partly open.

Then it appears that the guy staring in the screen is in a trance from the view of another guy.

A Guy: Is he okay?
Another Guy: I think so. He's probably in a screentrance.

by asianguy22 May 31, 2010

screenbling

The special effects that attempt to make up for a movie's lackluster story line and character development.

Peter Jackson's last greatest movie was King Kong; everything else since has been disappointing. I can appreciate all the special effects and screenbling, but that's not enough to keep my attention.

by slayczar December 14, 2013

Screenbait

A form of bait designed to provoke a user into saying or doing something that can be screenshotted and used against them—for humiliation, doxxing, ban appeals, or long-term harassment. Screenbaiting involves carefully crafted interactions that seem private or safe but are actually being documented for future weaponization. The baiter builds trust, encourages confidence, then captures the moment when the target lets their guard down—a private admission, an off-color joke, a moment of anger. That screenshot becomes ammunition, shared publicly, sent to employers, used to destroy reputation. Screenbait is the art of turning conversation into evidence, trust into trap.

Example: "She confided in a friend about her struggles with mental health, thinking it was private. That friend screenbaited her—screenshotted the conversation and posted it publicly, mocking her vulnerability. The trust was bait; the screenshot was the catch. She learned too late that some friends fish for pain."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 18, 2026