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📱스몸비

/seu-mom-bi/

A Korean internet expression from “smombie,” a blend of smartphone and zombie, used for someone walking while absorbed in their phone and barely noticing their surroundings.
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🌍 Global internet culture🌍 Global memeFirst seen 2015

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The term comes from the global meme expression “smombie,” blending “smartphone” and “zombie.” It spread as a warning label for phone-absorbed pedestrians, especially in safety campaigns and online discussions about distracted walking.

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  • "Don’t become a smombie at the crosswalk—look up before you cross."

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