doomscroller
noun[C]
humorousuk/ˈduːm.skrəʊ.lər/us/ˈduːm.skroʊ.lɚ/apersonwhospendsa lot oftimelookingattheirphoneorcomputerandreadingbadornegativenewsstories:
We've allbecomedoomscrollers,obsessivelysearchingonlineforbadnews.
- I'm what theycalla doomscroller - I'm onTwitterevery 10minutes.
- Thepandemichas been good forobsessivedoomscrollers.
Internet terminology
- above/below the foldidiom
- address bar
- affiliate link
- affiliate marketing
- all-you-can-eat
- domain name
- internet café
- internet-enabled
- interweb
- IP
- keyboard warrior
- landing page
- refresh
- shopping basket
- upvote
- user experience
- utility computing
- UX
- virally
- visitor