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Scrollthritis 

Tendonitis of your thumb from too much scrolling on your phone.
That thread went on so long I got scrollthritis from going through all the comments.
Scrollthritis by Jemeli July 28, 2020

Scrollsume 

The act of "scrolling" and immediately "consuming" information off the internet, usually from headlines on social media and news websites, and simultaneously forming a biased, uninformed opinion. Results from, and/or propagates, the spread of disinformation and misinformation.
Hey guy, don't scrollsume. Read the actual content. Consider the source. Does the author have an agenda? Is the author exhibiting any bias? Where is the research to back the facts presented? Do other sources support the same information?

Hey guy, you know when you scrollsume, you make an ass of you and you alone.
Scrollsume by RealReality August 15, 2020
Scrolling room pics for scrotum and/or peen.
I normally just jump right into chat but they were talking about posting peen, so I did a quick scrolltum.
scrolltum by DammitCJ December 30, 2020

Scrollgret

Scrollgret
noun | scroll-gret | \ˈskrōl-ˌgret\
The soul-crushing combination of regret, shame, and existential dread that washes over you when you finally look up from your phone and realize you've just burned 3 hours of your life scrolling through an infinite void of content you won't remember in 5 minutes. Usually accompanied by dry eyes, a dead phone battery, thumb cramps, and the horrifying realization that you've somehow scrolled back to posts from 2019.
Symptoms include:
Checking the time and audibly gasping, no memory of the last 47 reels, your charger looking like Mount Everest, suddenly remembering productive things you ignored, Gollum neck pain, reading 84 stranger comment arguments.
Usage notes:
Peak hours: 1-4 AM. Common platforms: TikTok, Instagram Reels, Twitter/X, Reddit. Often leads to downloading screen time apps you'll ignore within 24 hours.
Related terms: doom-scrolling, phone zombie, algorithm prisoner, content coma
Scrollgret scale:
Level 1: Lost 20 minutes
Level 5: Lost 2 hours, phone at 3%
Level 10: Sun's up, can't feel thumbs, one with the algorithm
Example sentences:
"Dude, I had the worst scrollgret last night. Told myself 'just 5 minutes' on Instagram before bed, next thing I know it's 4 AM and I'm watching a guy in Bangladesh fix motorcycles."
"The scrollgret is real when you open TikTok at a red light and suddenly you're in your driveway with no memory of the drive home."
"Nothing hits like scrollgret when you realize you scrolled through your ex's cousin's best friend's vacation photos from 2 years ago at 2 AM instead of finishing your work presentation."
Scrollgret by BELAXX_ER October 25, 2025
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026

Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026

Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026

Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
Word of the Day on October 22, 2026

Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
Larpenomics by Rbois09 October 21, 2026
Word of the Day on October 21, 2026

Palmela Handerson 

Your hand that you masturbate with.
Girlfriend: What are you going to do for the next week while I'm on holiday?

Boyfriend: Have a visit from Palmela Handerson of course!
Word of the Day on October 20, 2026
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