English Explanatory Dictionary

doomscroll

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To continually read Internet news about catastrophic events.

Pronunciation

/ˈdumˌskɹoʊl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-doomscroll.wav

Word forms

doomscroll doomscrolls doomscrolling doomscrolled

Etymology

From doom + scroll, probably a back-formation from doomscrolling.

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