touch grass
/tʌtʃ ɡrɑːs/
EN
A slang phrase urging someone who spends excessive time online or is disconnected from reality to go outside, engage with the real world, and calm down from unhealthy internet obsession.
You've been arguing about gaming drama on Twitter for 12 hours, just go touch grass.
Etymology
The phrase originated in online gaming and internet communities in the early 2010s, gaining widespread popularity on platforms like Twitter and Twitch by the late 2010s as a mocking rebuke of over-involvement in online discourse.
Translations
简体中文
去接触现实,出门走走,别上网了
繁體中文
出去走走,接觸真實世界,別宅網路了
日本語
外に出ろ,現実に触れろ,草でも踏め
한국어
밖에 나가라,현실을 느껴라,그만 좀 해라
Deutsch
geh nach draußen,tritt auf Gras,hör auf mit dem Internet
Español
sal fuera,toca la hierba,desconéctate
Português
saia de casa,toque a grama,desconecte-se
Français
sortez dehors,touche de l'herbe,déconnecte-toi
Tiếng Việt
ra ngoài đi,chạm cỏ đi,ngừng lên mạng đi