Smombie, the fruit salad word that describes
"those who walk down the street without looking up from their smartphones",
rightfully enter Treccani.
A social phenomenon in constant diffusion, so widespread that it is now considered ordinary and no longer surprising.
And, therefore, a term that is recognized in all respects also by dictionaries is required.
Coined in Germany in 2008 and elected word of the year 2015 for youth language by the German dictionary published by Langenscheidt, today smombie has been
officially registered as a neologism in the Treccani online vocabulary.
The definition of the lemma, derived from the union of 'zombies' and 'smartphones', is accompanied and certified by various examples of use and testimonies of circulation in the media.
Here is the definition: "smombie sf and m. Inv. Who walks down the street without looking up from the smartphone, risking tripping, colliding with other people, crossing the street in a dangerous way".