"dumbwalking" meaning in English

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          "text": "Michael Cucek is a consultant who has lived here for more than 20 years. In his spare time, he writes a popular political blog called Shisaku that has recently been littered with posts about what he calls \"dumbwalking\".",
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        "(uncommon, humorous) The act of walking while distracted or preoccupied by something else, often looking at a smartphone."
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