schoolbrowsing

Definition

The desperate act of aimlessly surfing the internet during class to combat soul-crushing boredom, clicking random Wikipedia articles and YouTube videos just to survive another period.

Example Usage

The teacher's lecture was so dull I spent the whole class schoolbrowsing and ended up learning about medieval cheese-making.

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