"Smombie" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
A "smombie" is a colloquialism used to describe a person who is so engrossed in their mobile phone or smartphone that they are almost zombie-like in their behavior, often while walking or moving around in a city or public place, and can pose a hazard to themselves and others.
In other words, a smombie is someone who is so glued to their phone that they are unaware of their surroundings and can be unaware of potential dangers, obstacles, and other people around them. The term is a combination of "smartphone" and "zombie".
Using "Smombie" in Sentences
She caught herself accidentally walking into a lamp post while staring at her phone, she was a classic smombie.
After a liquor-fueled night, he stumbled out of the club and nearly became a smombie, but luckily a friend caught him.
Smombie checkpoint erected in popular tourist spots to curb pedestrians' phone addiction.
If you operate a vehicle while staring at your phone, you're a smombie and very probably posing a risk.
In the Japanese city, police opened a "smombie lanes" to help pedestrians stay alert.
Having or showing a smoldering quality: expressing a slow and steady, often intense anger or resentment that is not expressed openly.<br><br>Example: "Her smoldering resentment of her husband had been growing for months."