When the current media narrative has so much momentum that all news sources are covering the same topic and ignoring other unrelated news.
Science Dude: We finally figured out cold fusion! This is going to shock the world!
Friend Dude: Good luck, the pandemic has such much narrative inertia you'll be lucky to get a mention at the bottom of the page.
Friend Dude: Good luck, the pandemic has such much narrative inertia you'll be lucky to get a mention at the bottom of the page.
by JethroXP May 21, 2020
Get the Narrative Inertia mug.Dwayne: Man, I am so bored.
Tyrone: Wanna go shoot some hoops?
Dwayne: Nah, I'm not feelin it.
Tyrone: Man, come on. You want to but you just got boredom inertia.
Tyrone: Wanna go shoot some hoops?
Dwayne: Nah, I'm not feelin it.
Tyrone: Man, come on. You want to but you just got boredom inertia.
by waweber November 5, 2012
Get the boredom inertia mug.Consensus inertia (Noun): The resistance to change that comes from the need for a majority of people to agree to the proposed change.
The board of directors was stuck in a state of consensus inertia, unable to move forward due to a lack of agreement on the proposed changes.
by Phieyl January 16, 2023
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The text message from her boyfriend caused Krista to lose all promiscuous inertia as the new guy at work asked if she had dinners plans.
by Jenna Taylia January 2, 2024
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The condition where you are lazy to do productive tasks (cleaning the house, looking after a child, doing college assignments) after doomscrolling on your smartphone for hours on end
After three hours of doomscrolling, I was hit with such inertia that I couldn't even muster the energy to wash the dishes!
by Emotional Cruiser September 28, 2025
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