What IS the 'hurkle durkle'? TikTok users go WILD for 19th CENTURY Scottish practice, hailing it ultimate self-care hack... so, have YOU tried it?

'Hurkle durkling' sees people laying in bed after their alarm goes offScottish phrase dates back to 19th century and has become popular on TikTok READ MORE: 'BED ROTTING' becomes internet's most popular form of 'self care'

A Scottish practice dating back to the 19th century has become the latest TikTok trend – with users going wild over the decades-old fad.

The ‘hurkle durkle’ hashtag is taking over the social media platform, so far amassing more than 5.5 million views, and sees people lounging in bed past their alarm.

Although you may feel guilty when you tuck yourself further under your covers after your alarm goes off, Scottish people are pushing for you to embrace it by giving the desire to lay in bed for an extended period of time a name.

The term has taken the internet by storm less than a year after ‘bed rotting,’ which sees you spending the entire day laying on your mattress, as people praise the practices for making them feel less lazy.

TikTok’s latest trend, which is known as ‘hurkle durkling,’ comes from Scotland and sees people lounging in bed past their alarm

Although you may feel guilty when you tuck yourself further under your covers after your alarm goes off, Scottish people are pushing for you to embrace it

According to the Dictionaries of the Scots Language, the phrase ‘hurkle durkle’ means to ‘lie in bed or lounge about when one should be up and about.’

And while bed rotting sees you laying on your cozy mattress at all hours of the day, hurkle durkling occurs just in the morning hours.

Many people on the web have taken to social media to share clips of themselves partaking in the new trend.

One user took to TikTok to show herself laying in bed in the morning, while lighting a candle and reading.

She said: ‘Just thought you guys should know that the Scottish have a word for laying around in bed after it’s time to get up, and it’s called hurkle durkling.

‘I do be hurkling and I do be durkling and once I’ve hurkled my last durkle, I will get up. But, I’m a big fan of a hurkle durkle.’

Other TikTok users followed in her footsteps and shared similar clips of them lounging around after their alarms went off.

‘Who else loves a hurkle durkle?’ said another person, before admitting that they’d actually been taking part in the practice for years without ever knowing that it had a Scottish name.

Hurkle durkling has taken over the video-sharing platform, with the hashtag #hurkledurkling having so far amassed over 773.5K views

‘Here I was calling it “laying in” completely unaware that there was this fun phrase floating around!

‘It’s one of my favorite things to do on a weekend morning but sometimes I’ll wake up early on a weekday just to hurkle durkle.’

And according to a study by Sleep Health, sleeping in and lying in bed just a little bit longer can help improve your life.  

According to researchers, just two extra hours of sleep on the weekend can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke by 63 per cent.

It read: ‘We found that WCS (weekend catch-up sleep) in adults is associated with a low risk of angina, stroke and coronary heart disease.’

Meanwhile, another study revealed that getting a few more minutes of sleep after your alarm goes off can help you feel more alerted throughout the day.

People on the web flooded the comments section, with many of them praising the hurkle durkle while Scottish users claimed they had never even heard of the new trend

People on the web flooded the comments section, with many of them praising the hurkle durkle while Scottish users claimed they had never even heard of the new trend.

One person said: ‘I’m Scottish and never in my life have I heard of a hurkle durkle.’

Another user added:  ‘On behalf of everyone in Scotland: we don’t say this.’

‘Adding this to my list of hobbies,’ another person added.

Someone else commented: ‘I hurkle durkle all day.’

‘This is amazing knowledge,’ one user added.

One person said: ‘Look at my Scottish genes shining through!’