blasturbation

Noun

blasturbation (usually uncountable, plural blasturbations)

1. (slang, usually) The overuse of blast beats in extreme metal.
   • The drumming of this demo is nothing short of tight and unforgiving. The main highlight is of course the blast beats. Which are played at such high tempos yet are so precise at the same time. They aren’t sloppy whatsoever. I also appreciate the levels of groove and rhythm this demo has. It doesn’t...2025 August 8, Traumawillalwayslinger, “Ascension… Abhorrence”, in The Metal Archives, archived from the original on 01 Sep 2026, Fantastic Brazilian death metal - 91%
2. (slang, usually) The act of consuming media on electronic devices in public without regard to others well perceiving them.
   • I would like to politely request all blasterbaters to please cease and desist of their blasterbation. Blasterbaters are everywhere. Constantly, I am met with a barrage on the subway, in airports, in the back of my Uber.2024 July 5, Kendra Stanton Lee, “Blasterbating Needs to Stop. Turn Down For What? – Opinion”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2024
   • Rather fewer Americans admit to the practice than Brits — 35 per cent, according to a 2024 survey by audio firm JBL — but then Americans spend far more time in their cars and far less on public transport, so there is less opportunity. And 58 per cent still consider blasterbation a “public crisis”.2026 August 16, Jemima Kelly, “Can we stop with the public ‘blasterbating’, actually?”, in Financial Times

   Synonyms:

   bare beating, headphone dodging, sodcasting, loudcasting