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screenie

screenie noun: a screenshot.

Noun

screenie (plural screenies)

  1. (informal) A screenshot.
  2. (informal) A screensaver.
  3. (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.2012, Phillip T. Slee, Marilyn Campbell, Barbara Spears, Child, Adolescent and Family Development, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 377
    • The study found three clusters of boys: 'sporties', 'screenies' and 'autonomes' (the last group spending a lot of time in self-starting pursuits, either by themselves or with peers).2013, Tony Ward, Sport in Australian National Identity: Kicking Goals, Routledge, →ISBN

Forms of screenie

pluralscreenies

Origin of screenie

From screen + -ie.

Questions about screenie

What does screenie mean?
Screenie means a screenshot.
What part of speech is screenie?
Screenie is a noun.
What is the plural of screenie?
The plural of screenie is screenies.

Words near screenie in the dictionary

  1. screengrabbed
  2. screengrabbing
  3. screengrabs
  4. screenhouse
  5. screenhouses
  6. screenie
  7. screenies
  8. screening
  9. screening constant
  10. screening constants
  11. screening in

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