Corona Coinages - Corona Slang
The
pandemic year 2020 saw some new coinages aptly named as Corona Coinages.
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Neologisms
coined during corona pandemic are growing more and more popular. As the
pandemic rages on taking new twists and turns, touching every life on the
planet, we have some new and interesting Corona Slang words. Most of these are
portmanteau words – combination of two or more words to get a new one. Corona has
united the world by isolating people. Corona Slang has also united us as we
find them interesting and funny. Corona virus could not stop us from being linguistically
creative.
Read about Corona Lingo
Some
say that slang exists because we must come up with ways to define new
experiences that have surfaced with time and modernity. What better new experience than the pandemic
of 2020 for the ‘rona’ slang?? The unprecedented 2020 bred many Corona related
coinages and many interesting slang words.
Anti-masker
Anti-masker
is a disparaging term for a person who opposes wearing a face mask during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Public health experts strongly recommend wearing masks to
prevent and slow the spread of the disease.
Bubble
Bubble
refers to close contacts with whom we don’t use mask or
maintain physical distancing. In strict lockdown, this means only the members
of your own household.
The
Before Times
a
darkly humorous phrase with an air of science fiction: “the Before Time,” or
alternatively “the Before Times. February or even March 2020 are before times,
pre-pandemic – before masks or social distancing. Nostalgic indeed!
Cluttercore
the
pandemic trend for celebrating stuff, mess and comfort
Coronasomnia
Quarantined
alone or working from home? Worried about your job? Frightened of catching the
‘rona’? disturbed about when this will end? Whatever the reason, many of us are
suffering from sleeplessness – coronasomnia – corona induced insomnia.
Coronababy
Babies
conceived / born while people are cooped up at home during the coronavirus have
been dubbed coronababies. And when these babies get older, they will become the
quaranteens,
a pun on quarantine and teen(ager).
The
hypothetical new generation of children conceived during COVID-19 has cleverly
been crowned the coronials, a play on corona(virus) and millennials.
Coronacation
Corona
compelled vacation - a prolonged period at home away from one’s normal
place of work, study, etc. viewed as an obligatory holiday imposed by stringent
COVID-19 restrictions.
covidiot
a
person who flouts social distancing guidelines.
Coronacoaster
One
of the many new COVID-inspired portmanteau coinages, it blends corona and
rollercoaster to describe the emotional experience of life during the pandemic.
Coronacut
The
hilariously bad haircut we give ourselves during lockdown.
Maskne
Maskne is acne or
other skin irritation that results from wearing a mask, especially a medical,
N95, or cloth face mask. This portmanteau of the words ‘mask’ and ‘acne’ trended
during the outbreak of COVID-19 due to the widespread wearing of face masks to
protect against the coronavirus. Maskne was especially
prevalent among healthcare and other front-line workers.
Quarantini
is a slang term for a cocktail people drink at home while under quarantine
during—and because of—the coronavirus. The original quarantini referred to a
martini-like cocktail mixed with vitamin C-based dietary supplements—a
concoction that predates the novel coronavirus.
Quaranteam
A mix of quarantine and team and sounds like quarantine.
A group of people who voluntarily choose to socialise with or
stay together during quarantine. The many names used for such groups a germ pod, a COVID bubble,
or quaranteam. The people in the quaranteam choose to
isolate together, promising not to have close contact (within six feet) with
anyone outside the bubble. This form of contact clustering (yet
another term used by epidemiologists to describe the situation) lets
people socialise while staying safe.
Zoom-bombing
When
using Zoom or similar services, be wary of Zoom-bombing. This is when uninvited
guests to a virtual meeting disrupt it with various obscene, violent, or
offensive images or words.
Here
Bombing is based on photobombing, when people ruin a photograph by appearing in
the image without the photographer’s knowledge, often in some dramatic or
comical way.
Zoom
fatigue
The exhaustion that sets in while living life
over Zoom.
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