doomscroll

//ˈduːmˌskroʊl// Medium • Origin: Coined during late 2010s social-media boom; surged in 2020.

To endlessly scroll through negative news or social media.

Example Sentence

I stayed up doomscrolling about the storm.

Related Terms

doom surf; hate-read

Notes & References

Often linked to anxiety and sleeplessness.

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