# vertical video syndrome

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A (notional) disease which afflicts the user with the inability to record a video on their phone except in a vertical orientation.

## Etymology
Named as thought it were a disease, as vertical videos are often considered unpleasing due to resulting in thick black side-bars when viewed on a horizontal display.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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