The pejorative term smartphone zombie has been used to describe inattentive phone users; [2] this phrase was sometimes blended to smombie in German [3] and has seen some English usage. [4] In Hong Kong such phone users are called dai tau juk ("the head-down tribe"). [5]

Never heard of smombies before? And yet you see them every day. Blending smartphone and zombie, this word describes a person who’s watching their phone while walking in the streets.

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Smombie ist ein Kofferwort aus den Begriffen „Smartphone“ und „Zombie“. Laut Langenscheidt sind damit Menschen gemeint, die durch den ständigen Blick auf ihr Smartphone so stark abgelenkt sind, dass sie ihre Umgebung kaum noch wahrnehmen.

Oct 13, 2022 · Smombie is a neologism invented in Germany and inserted in the dictionary of the German youth language published by Langenscheidt in 2010. It is a contraction of the term smartphone and zombie and does not seem to be kind to …

Dec 24, 2024 · smombie (plural smombies) A walking person using a cellphone who is oblivious to the world around them. Synonym: smartphone zombie

Dec 8, 2017 · Smombies are more than minor annoyances — they’re a threat to themselves and to those who swerve to avoid them.

4 days ago · People don't know how to communicate with each other face-to-face any more. They are such smombies! This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and in this programme we're learning a...

Sep 10, 2022 · The term “smombie” is a portmanteau made up of the words “smartphone” and “zombie”. This refers to people who stare at their smartphones non-stop and therefore do not react to the outside world.

smombie (English) Origin & history Blend of smartphone and zombie Noun smombie (pl. smombies) (slang, neologism) A walking person using a cellphone who is oblivious to the world around them.