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bloomscrolling

bloomscrolling noun: the act of scrolling through positive, uplifting, or inspiring content on social media.

Noun

bloomscrolling (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) The act of scrolling through positive, uplifting, or inspiring content on social media.
    • Sign up to receive my monthly newsletter, SEEDING THE FUTURE, a place for bloomscrolling to balance out all the doomscrolling, and be the first to know about upcoming events, book giveaways & free resources!2021, Ruha Benjamin, “Newsletter”, in Ruha Benjamin, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2022
    • If there is an antidote to our tendency to doomscroll on social media, watching people share their joy and friendships on the water is definitely it. ‘Bloomscrolling’ is at its best after a weekend of sunshine and low winds.2025, Jo Moseley, Adventures on the Water: The Power of Paddleboarding to Change Lives, →ISBN, page 23

Origin of bloomscrolling

From bloom + scrolling, contrasting with doomscrolling.

Questions about bloomscrolling

What does bloomscrolling mean?
Bloomscrolling means the act of scrolling through positive, uplifting, or inspiring content on social media.
What part of speech is bloomscrolling?
Bloomscrolling is a noun.

Words near bloomscrolling in the dictionary

  1. Bloomsberries
  2. Bloomsburg
  3. Bloomsburian
  4. Bloomsbury
  5. Bloomsburyan
  6. bloomscrolling
  7. Bloomsday
  8. Bloomsdays
  9. bloomsome
  10. bloomy
  11. bloop

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