slang
chronically online
Meaning
- Spending so much time online that internet norms shape your reactions.
- Used for someone who treats internet drama as real-life stakes.
“Nobody outside Twitter cares, you’re chronically online.”
Where it came from
Grew out of earlier terms like extremely online and terminally online, dating to around 2016. It hit Urban Dictionary in 2021 and spread widely on TikTok and Twitter soon after.