gamer neck
- noun
- Texting
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dolor de cuello por jugar
- Many frequent players experience gamer neck after long gaming sessions.
Examples
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After hours of playing, he realized he had developed gamer neck from slouching in his chair.
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He regularly takes breaks to avoid developing gamer neck.
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Exercises and posture corrections can help prevent gamer neck.
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My gamer neck hurts!
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Don't ignore your gamer neck!
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To reduce the risk of gamer neck, it's important to sit up straight and take regular breaks.
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Many gamers report that stretching helps alleviate gamer neck caused by long gaming sessions.
Synonyms
Neck pain that makes it hard to move the head
Physical pain and tiredness from using a computer too much, like sore eyes and wrists
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently built from 'gamer' (someone who plays video games) + 'neck' (the body part), indicating a neck problem associated with gaming or posture. This compound follows a common English pattern (similar to 'text neck' or 'tech neck'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Gamer neck comes from the image of a gamer sitting for hours with their neck bent forward over a screen. That repeated bad posture causes 'neck pain' and is why the phrase means 'neck pain or discomfort from long gaming'.