How do you use "Touch grass" in a sentence?

You need to touch grass, seriously. That's such a chronically online take—touch grass. I touched grass today and it was nice.

Touch grass

Q: What does "Touch grass" mean?

Go outside; get off the internet. Touch grass is the internet's way of saying 'you're too online'—your take is so detached from real-world experience that you need to go outside and literally touch grass. It can be sincere (genuine concern about someone's mental health) or dismissive (shutdown of an argument). The phrase acknowledges that internet culture creates its own reality, and some takes only make sense inside that bubble. It's both self-aware about internet addiction and a rhetorical weapon against bad takes.

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意味: Go outside; get off the internet.

出去走走；别一直上网了。

Sal a la calle; desconéctate de internet.

外に出ろ、ネットから離れろ。

밖에 나가라; 인터넷에서 좀 떨어져라.

Touch grass is the internet's way of saying 'you're too online'—your take is so detached from real-world experience that you need to go outside and literally touch grass. It can be sincere (genuine concern about someone's mental health) or dismissive (shutdown of an argument). The phrase acknowledges that internet culture creates its own reality, and some takes only make sense inside that bubble. It's both self-aware about internet addiction and a rhetorical weapon against bad takes.

「Touch grass」是叫人出去摸摸真正的草地——意思是他们上网太久、脱离现实了。常用于嘲讽那些持有极端网络观点的人。

«Touch grass» le dice a alguien que salga y toque hierba de verdad; lleva demasiado tiempo en internet y ha perdido la perspectiva. Se usa a menudo de forma despectiva hacia personas con opiniones extremas online.

「Touch grass」は、長時間ネットに張り付いて現実感を失った人に「外に出て実際の草でも触れ」と言うフレーズ。極端なネット上の意見を持つ人を軽蔑的に退ける際によく使われる。

터치 그래스(Touch grass)는 '너 인터넷에 너무 빠져 있어'라는 인터넷식 표현이다—네 의견이 현실 세계 경험과 너무 동떨어져서 밖에 나가 말 그대로 풀을 만져야 한다는 뜻이다. 진심일 수도 있고(누군가의 정신 건강에 대한 진정한 걱정), 무시하는 것일 수도 있다(논쟁을 차단하는 것). 이 표현은 인터넷 문화가 자체적인 현실을 만들어내며, 일부 의견은 그 거품 안에서만 이치에 맞다는 것을 인정한다. 인터넷 중독에 대한 자기 인식이자 동시에 허접한 의견에 대한 수사적 무기이다.

例文

You need to touch grass, seriously.
你该出去走走了
Necesitas desconectar
外に出た方がいいよ
진짜로 밖에 좀 나가야 해.
That's such a chronically online take—touch grass.
出去碰碰草吧
Sal a tocar hierba
外行って草でも触れよ
완전 인터넷 중독자 의견이야—풀이나 만져.
I touched grass today and it was nice.
好几周没出门了
Llevo semanas sin salir de casa
何週間も外に出てない
오늘 밖에 나가서 풀을 만졌는데 좋았어.

発音

/tʌtʃ ɡrɑːs/

使い方ガイド

場面: online arguments, mental health, dismissal

トーン: dismissive, humorous

✓ 正しい言い方

Touch grass
出去走走
Sal a la calle
外に出ろ
밖에 나가
Go touch grass
去摸摸草吧
Ve a tocar hierba
外に出て草でも触れ
나가서 풀이라도 만져
Need to touch grass
需要出去走走了
Necesito salir de internet
外に出る必要がある
밖에 좀 나가야 해
Touched grass (did something outside)
出去走了走
Salí a tomar el aire
外に出てきた
밖에 나갔다 왔어

✗ 間違った言い方

Can be genuinely helpful advice or dismissive shutdown—tone matters
既可以是真心的建议，也可以是敷衍的回避——语气很关键
Puede ser un consejo genuino o un desprecio, el tono importa
本当に有益なアドバイスにも、突き放すような言い方にもなる——トーンが大事
진심 어린 조언이 될 수도 있고 무시하는 말이 될 수도 있다—어조가 중요하다
Telling someone to touch grass in a heated argument is usually dismissive, not caring
在激烈争论中让人'touch grass'通常是在轻视，而不是关心
Decirle a alguien que toque hierba en una discusión acalorada suele ser despectivo, no solidario
激しい口論中に「touch grass」と言うのは、大抵心配ではなく見下している
격한 논쟁 중에 'touch grass'라고 하면 대개 걱정이 아니라 무시하는 것이다

よくある間違い

Ironic self-application is common: 'I need to touch grass' acknowledges your own online-ness
Related: 'chronically online' describes the condition that touching grass supposedly cures

起源と歴史

The phrase emerged in gaming and online communities in the late 2010s, gaining viral momentum around 2020-2021. It's a response to 'chronically online' behavior—people so immersed in internet discourse they've lost perspective. The literalism is the joke: touching actual grass as remedy for digital overload. Variations like 'go outside' existed before, but 'touch grass' captured the specific absurdity of being told nature is the cure for online brain. It spread across Twitter, gaming communities, and TikTok.

語源: Internet slang, 2010s-2020s

初出: 2010s, viral 2020s

文化的背景

Era: 2010s-2020s

Generation: Chronically online users

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Twitter/X; Gaming communities

Regional notes: Universal internet term.

バリエーション

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このトピックの他の表現

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