ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Screenie

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Screenie is a noun meaning (informal) A screenshot.

Meaning

(informal) A screenshot.

More Meanings

  1. (informal) A screensaver.
  2. (informal) Someone who spends a lot of time in front of a (television or computer) screen.

Example Sentences

The study found three clusters of boys: 'sporties', 'screenies' and 'autonomes' (the last group spending a lot of time in self-starting pursuits, either by themselves or with peers).
Screenies: these boys spent very large amounts of time in front of a screen of some sort — 10 per cent of boys spend over seven hours every day in front of a screen — but had low levels of physical activity and sleep.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include screeny, screencap, flyscreen, screenlet, screen print, screening.

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