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smombie

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsmɒmˌbi

Definitions

A walking person using a cellphone who is oblivious to the world around them.

slang

Equivalents

Françaissmombie
DeutschSmombie
Italianosmombie

Examples

“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.”
“Smombies are traffic hazards, prompting Augsburg, a city northeast of Munich, to embed warning lights in sidewalks to alert smombies of approaching streetcars.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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