text neck

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text neck (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Neck pain caused by hunching over a mobile device for long periods.
    • 2014 November 24, Homa Khaleeli, “Text neck: how smartphones are damaging our spines”, in The Guardian‎:
      Are smartphones a pain in the neck? According to new research carried out by a US doctor, they are far worse – “text neck” is becoming an epidemic that could lead to permanent damage.

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