Smombie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsmɒmˌbi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Smombie is a noun meaning (slang) A walking person using a cellphone who is oblivious to the world around them.
Meaning
(slang) A walking person using a cellphone who is oblivious to the world around them.
Example Sentences
Smombies are traffic hazards, prompting Augsburg, a city northeast of Munich, to embed warning lights in sidewalks to alert smombies of approaching streetcars.
Some cities have now dedicated pedestrian lanes for people using smartphones, have embedded traffic signals in the pavement where smart phone users are more likely to see them, preventing their unwitting stepping out into traffic, and have erected smombie warning signs.
Word Forms
- smombies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include zombie, zomboid, zomb, zumbi, zomby, zompire.
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