Definitions
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- noun A
teenager who spends time in front of thescreen of apersonal computer orvideo game console .
Etymologies
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Blend of screen and teenager; coined by the author Douglas Rushkoff
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Examples
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Lynn Silipigni Conaway gave a fascinating presentation on 'screenager' user studies she has been doing lately.
ArchivesBlogs 2008
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But once you've subscribed, power down your PC so you don't risk becoming a screenager too!
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But once you've subscribed, power down your PC so you don't risk becoming a screenager too!
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I’ll also pass along the OCED’s screenager, “Internet- or computer-addicted teenager.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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I’ll also pass along the OCED’s screenager, “Internet- or computer-addicted teenager.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
vanishedone commented on the word screenager
T.H.E.: 'We have plenty of nostalgic and ideologically loaded analyses of what new and graduating students can't do. There is precious little account taken of what today's 'screenagers' can do that many of their predecessors - and at least some of their teachers - can't," Sir David said, in a lecture titled "Students aren't what they used to be - and never were".'
May 14, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word screenager
noun: older actor who improbably portrays a teenager in film or TV (eg Steve McQueen in The Blob)
May 14, 2009
gangerh commented on the word screenager
Ha! I like that definition, Cf. Last year I did get a role as a body double for a 27 year old actor. Much flattered as I was 62. Is there a word for that?
Edit: sexscreenager, maybe?
May 14, 2009