Merriam-Webster / Oxford Word Pick2026/05/18 00:34:10Doomscrolling is now official EnglishThe OED's March 2026 update formally added *doomscrolling*, *doomscroll*, and *doomscroller* — no longer slang. Trace the word's 1,400-year etymology, its murky 2018 Twitter birth, its COVID explosion into mainstream English, and how to use all three forms correctly.00