Etymology

doomscroll

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Today it means: To continually read Internet news about catastrophic events. Full definition →

First used 2020
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The story

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 2020 To continually read Internet news about catastrophic events.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.