Internet
terminally online
What does terminally online mean?
Stronger sibling of 'chronically online'. Implies the condition is fatal — the person can no longer think a thought that isn't refracted through a niche subreddit or a 4-year-old Tumblr argument. Their references won't land at a dinner table. They will, however, type 1,200 words about why your dinner-table take is fascist.
"He thinks tipping is a CIA op. He's terminally online, leave him be."
Frequently asked questions
What does terminally online mean?
It describes someone past saving whose worldview is now 90% memes and Discourse from being on the internet too much.
How do you use terminally online in a sentence?
"He's so terminally online he can't have a conversation without quoting a meme."
Is terminally online an insult?
Usually, yes — it's a mocking way of saying someone is too immersed in internet culture to relate to the real world.
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