Meaning of dumbwalking | Babel Free

Definitions

The act of walking while distracted or preoccupied by something else, often looking at a smartphone.

humorous, uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“Michael Cucek is a consultant who has lived here for more than 20 years. In his spare time, he writes a popular political blog called Shisaku that has recently been littered with posts about what he calls "dumbwalking".”

“In Japan, smartphones are extremely popular, although they are often demonised in the media. The issue of ‘dumbwalking’ is a serious problem in Japan, although in Japanese it is known as arukinagara (walking whilst [on the phone]).”

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