screenie

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screenie

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From screen + -ie.

noun screenies

informal A screenshot.
informal A screensaver.
informal Someone who spends a lot of time in front of a (television or computer) screen. 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.

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@misc{screenie_2026,
  title = {screenie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/screenie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}