"screenager" meaning in English

See screenager in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: screenagers [plural]
Etymology: Blend of screen + teenager; coined by the author Douglas Rushkoff Etymology templates: {{blend|en|screen|teenager}} Blend of screen + teenager Head templates: {{en-noun}} screenager (plural screenagers)
  1. A teenager who spends a lot of time in front of the screen of a personal computer or video game console. Wikipedia link: screenager
    Sense id: en-screenager-en-noun-cooNWCc~ Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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