touch grass
Americanidiom
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to go outside; enjoy nature (used especially as an exhortation to spend less time on electronic devices).
More people need to go touch grass and get off their devices for a while.
Enough doomscrolling already—touch grass!
So which generation in the group went out to touch grass, and which one is staying tied to the screens?
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to engage with reality or real life.
Like many academics who fail to touch grass or experience non-collegiate humans on a daily basis, he refers to “common experience” but has no idea what it is.
Go touch grass and get a credible education that will actually help you in life!
Etymology
Origin of touch grass
First recorded in 2015–20
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Stay hydrated, touch grass, see your friends, tell the people you love that you love them.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
Like many who would follow him into online obsession, Conor really needs to log off and touch grass.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
After Charlie Kirk was killed, he urged Americans to "log off, turn off, touch grass, hug a family member, go out and do good in the community".
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025
“The kids say you gotta touch grass and that’s a real thing. I just came from the forest in Japan, and I’m in awe, like, ‘What are the birds doing?
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025
During his crossing of the Nan Shan, Sir Aurel Stein had the same experience, five of his ponies being "benumbed and refusing to touch grass or fodder."
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
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