Mint Lite | China worker's shortage, Dogecoin, EU-UK trade talks & more Used sporadically in pre-covid times, the term 'doomscrolling' has become instantly relatable in a year dominated by the pandemic and Trump tweets (Photo: AFP) Share Via Read Full Story Used sporadically in pre-covid times, the term “doomscrolling" has become instantly relatable in a year dominated by the pandemic and Trump tweets. And now it has won the seal of approval of New Zealand, The Guardian reported. Voters chose it from a long list of words, many of which came into existence during the year. “Bubble" took second spot in the survey by the Public Address website, ahead of #NZHellhole, a social media label that came a day after outgoing US President Donald Trump said in August that New Zealand’s latest covid community outbreak was out of control, despite data proving otherwise.