Doomscroller
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who engages in doomscrolling.
"One doomscroller notes he wakes each day hopeful for what is to come, but the first thing he does is reach for his telephone so he can throw himself into the abyss of negative news."
Example
More examples"One doomscroller notes he wakes each day hopeful for what is to come, but the first thing he does is reach for his telephone so he can throw himself into the abyss of negative news."
Etymology
From doom + scroller.
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