Bed rot

Gen Z Slang

Definition

Intentionally spending long stretches in bed doing minimal, low-effort activities to decompress or self-soothe, often framed as self-care.

Examples

"After a chaotic week, I’m planning to bed rot all Sunday—just napping, scrolling, and ordering takeout to decompress."

"She called it bed rot: a cozy, low-effort day under the covers with podcasts and light journaling to self-soothe."

"We scheduled some bed rot this weekend, staying in bed for hours with comfort shows and zero obligations to reset."