touch grass

idiomatic phrase

: to participate in normal activities in the real world especially as opposed to online experiences and interactions

To be told to touch grass is intended as an insult for people who spend too much time online, disconnected from the reality outside their pixelated screens.

—Catriona Morton

I don't want to become one of those people who does so well in their career, but … has never touched grass a day in their life.

—Antoni Bumba, quoted at vox.com

Word History

First Known Use

2016, in the meaning defined above