Covidiot and coronicles: 7 new words that emerged during the pandemic

Author of the channel Language Link-ug on Yandex.Zen talks about what words first appeared in English (and not only) during the coronavirus pandemic.

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How are your coronules?

1. Covidiot - covid+idiot, covidiot - someone who purchases an insane amount of goods in a panic about the coronavirus, or someone who ignores health and safety instructions.

2. Coronacation - corona(virus) + vacation, coronicles - classes canceled? Forced to work from home? Yay, enjoy your coronacation.

3. Coronadouche - corona(virus) + douche(bag), corona virus - this is how the dude was christened, who bought 18 thousand (!) bottles of disinfectant in order to make money on it, but because of the limitations of Amazon, he could not make a profit. Applicable to anyone trying to cash in on others during this time. Just ... don't be like that guy.

4. Corn-teen — funny intentional typo in the word quarantine, can be used with emoji. (It's funny that the emoji won't work in the UK because corn is maize there.)

5. Coronials - corona(virus) + millenials, coronials - the name of the hypothetical generation of children conceived during the COVID-19 quarantine. When they grow up, they become quaranteens - quarantine managers. Will coronials actually be a thing, what do you think?

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6. Quarantini - quarantine + martini, quarantine - any of the many cocktail recipes, such as martinis, that you can try while you self-isolate. You're your own bartender now, so why not try making a quarantini?

7. Caremongering (based on scaremongering), spreading care - In Canada and India, Facebook groups are asking people to “stop scaremongering and start caremongering.” The groups are “committed to helping those in need and supporting those who are vulnerable and most at risk from COVID-19 in their communities,” according to Global News. Monger comes from the Old English mangere and means "merchant" or "merchant". Also used in warmonger - mercenary (1580s), fishmonger - fish merchant (mid-1888th century). The earliest use of scaremonger is recorded in XNUMX.

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