screenie

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noun

A screenshot.

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nounscreenie (plural screenies)

plural screenies

  1. informalA screenshot.
  2. informalA screensaver.
  3. informalSomeone who spends a lot of time in front of a (television or computer) screen.

    The study found three clusters of boys: 'sporties', 'screenies' and 'autonomes' (the last group spending a lot of time in self-starting pursuits, either by themselves or with peers).

    2013, Tony Ward, Sport in Australian National Identity: Kicking Goals, Routledge, →ISBN
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    Screenies: these boys spent very large amounts of time in front of a screen of some sort — 10 per cent of boys spend over seven hours every day in front of a screen — but had low levels of physical activity and sleep.

    2012, Phillip T. Slee, Marilyn Campbell, Barbara Spears, Child, Adolescent and Family Development, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 377

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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