screenager
Phone-addicted adolescent
A screenager is a teenager who has grown up immersed in digital technology—smartphones, computers, tablets, and video games.
The term blends screen and teenager to capture how central screens are to this generation's social life, entertainment, and education.
It sometimes carries a mildly critical tone, suggesting excessive screen time or digital dependence.
Parents worry about screenagers spending too much time on their devices.
Handheld connected computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- appMobile device software
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
gaming · multitasking · digital literacy · touchscreen · swipe · scroll · notification · cloud storage
Short-form video service
- InstagramPhoto-sharing social platform
- SnapchatDisappearing multimedia messenger
- YouTubeVideo-sharing website
- selfiePhoto of oneself
influencer · viral · followers · likes · stories · feed · trending · hashtag
Post-millennial demographic cohort
- post-millennialsGeneration after Y
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- Gen AlphaPost-2010 birth cohort
- 2010sThird millennium's second decade
twenty-first century · youth culture · generational divide · demographic · cohort · digital age · generation gap · TikTok generation
Rapid consecutive episode viewing
- gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- scrollingMoving display content vertically
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
blue light · sleep deprivation · attention span · distraction · procrastination · Netflix · Twitch · online shopping
Sexual development stage
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
- identityWho someone is
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
self-discovery · rebellion · hormones · awkwardness · insecurity · curfew · driver's license · prom
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- appMobile device software
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
streaming · gaming · multitasking · digital literacy · touchscreen · swipe · scroll · notification · cloud storage · download
TikTok
Short-form video service
- InstagramPhoto-sharing social platform
- SnapchatDisappearing multimedia messenger
- YouTubeVideo-sharing website
selfie · influencer · viral · followers · likes · stories · feed · trending · hashtag · meme
Gen Z
Post-millennial demographic cohort
- post-millennialsGeneration after Y
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- Gen AlphaPost-2010 birth cohort
2010s · twenty-first century · youth culture · generational divide · demographic · cohort · digital age · generation gap · TikTok generation
binge-watching
Rapid consecutive episode viewing
- gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- scrollingMoving display content vertically
streaming · blue light · sleep deprivation · attention span · distraction · procrastination · Netflix · Twitch · online shopping · video games
puberty
Sexual development stage
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
- identityWho someone is
coming-of-age · self-discovery · rebellion · hormones · awkwardness · insecurity · curfew · driver's license · prom · graduation