Touch Grass: The Ultimate Reality Check
A playful command telling someone to get offline and experience the real world. The perfect reminder to reconnect with nature and reality.
touch grass (v.)
A term used to tell someone they need to get offline and experience the real world. It's a playful way to suggest someone is spending too much time on the internet or needs a reality check.
"You've been arguing online for 6 hours straight... go touch grass" - when someone needs a reality check
Gaming Addiction
When someone needs a break
Example: Gaming marathon
Friend: 'I've been playing for 12 hours' You: 'Go touch some grass, please'
Social Media Drama
Online arguments
Example: Twitter fights
Person: *arguing for hours* Friend: 'You need to touch grass fr fr'
Self-Awareness
Personal realization
Example: Online behavior
You: 'I've been chronically online lately' Friend: 'Time to touch grass'
The Indoor Plant
When someone takes it too literally
Friend: 'I touched grass!' You: 'That's a houseplant' Friend: 'It's still grass!'
The Astroturf
When someone tries to be clever
Person: 'I touched grass!' Friend: 'That's artificial turf' Person: '...it's still grass-shaped'
The Desert Dweller
When someone lives in a grassless area
Person: 'I can't touch grass, I live in the desert!' Friend: 'Touch sand then'
The Winter Blues
When it's too cold for grass
Person: 'The grass is covered in snow!' Friend: 'Touch the snow then' Person: '...that's not the point'
Do's
- • Use it for chronically online friends
- • Apply it to excessive social media use
- • Keep it playful and friendly
Don's
- • Don't use it to be mean
- • Avoid using it in serious situations
- • Don't take it too literally