Korean slang profile

둠스크롤링

dumseukeurolling

Repeatedly consuming troubling or negative information by continually scrolling down a screen.

Expanded form: doom(파멸) + scrolling(화면 내리기)doom (파멸) + scrolling (화면 내리기)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Feb 26, 2026
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
나쁜 소식을 계속 찾아보는 둠스크롤링을 멈추고 휴대전화를 내려뒀어.
I stopped 둠스크롤링 through bad news and put my phone down.

02Documented history

February 2026Health Chosun introduced the meaning and usage of 둠스크롤링.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Health Chosun explains it as a blend of doom and scrolling and describes continually scrolling through negative information. Who first used the term and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation was checked in a source we read directly. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier sources need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

자기 전 보려거든 그나마 ‘이 내용’ 영상만은 피해라 (헬스조선)Published Feb 26, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026