"envyscroll" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: envyscrolls [present, singular, third-person], envyscrolling [participle, present], envyscrolled [participle, past], envyscrolled [past], envy-scroll [alternative]
Etymology: From envy + scroll. Etymology templates: {{af|en|envy|scroll}} envy + scroll Head templates: {{en-verb}} envyscroll (third-person singular simple present envyscrolls, present participle envyscrolling, simple past and past participle envyscrolled), {{tlb|en|ambitransitive|social media|neologism|rare}} (ambitransitive, social media, neologism, rare)
  1. To continually read Internet presentations of people’s accomplishment and thereby gain the impression of being inadequate.
    Sense id: en-envyscroll-en-verb-fp~X07g0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Social media Topics: media

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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