"smartphone zombie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: smartphone zombies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} smartphone zombie (plural smartphone zombies)
  1. (colloquial) A distracted pedestrian who is only paying attention to their smartphone. Wikipedia link: smartphone zombie Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): People Synonyms: smombie

Inflected forms

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