WFH, quarantini, zumping — a comprehensive guide to coronavirus lockdown slang
WFH, sanny and quarantini are phrases common in coronavirus lockdown — but do you know what zumping, quarangut or cornteen means? Here’s our comprehensive guide to coronavirus slang.
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Another six weeks stuck at home seems like a lifetime right now, but we’ve got you covered for daily entertainment.
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Today we share a comprehensive guide to coronavirus slang.
Anti-masker — Someone who refuses to wear a face-covering because they believe it is a breach of their rights.
B.C / A. C — Before coronavirus /after coronavirus.
Boomer Remover — The belief of some Millennials and Gen Zs that coronavirus only affects the older generation.
Blursday — Originally described the day spent hungover, it’s now used to describe the feeling of not knowing what day of the week it is anymore.
Chaturbate — Sexual activity that may happen via messenger or SMS during the pandemic.
Cornteen — An intentional misspelling of quarantine, often used in ironic commentary on what it is like to be at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronabae — Your romantic partner in lockdown.
Coronababies / Coronials — Children conceived during lockdown.
Corona Bonus – An unexpected benefit of the pandemic such as paid leave or a stimulus cheque.
Coronacation — Coronavirus-compelled staycation /time off work/ making most of staying in one place.
Coronacoma — A long period of shutdown, or a good lockdown sleep.
Corona Cut – The decision on which friends, relatives, partners to spend lockdown with; or using the pandemic as an excuse to not see them.
Coronageddon — Abbreviation of coronavirus and armageddon.
Covidcut — A bad haircut your partner gives you during lockdown.
Covideos — Silly but entertaining videos people make at home.
Covidiot — An insult for someone who disregards health and safety guidelines.
Covidivorce — A relationship breakdown exacerbated/caused by lockdown.
Doom-scrolling — Constantly refreshing our feeds for the latest news about the pandemic.
Iso — isolation.
Isobar — A fridge full of alcohol or a minibar fridge used to stockpile booze at home.
Karen — Name coined for a wilful, entitled, selfish coronavirus rule breaker/complainer.
Magpie — Someone who grabs up all supermarket supplies of goods such as toilet paper.
Miley Cyrus — Rhyming slang for coronavirus. Can be shortened to Miley.
Morona — Similar to ‘covidiot’, a person who is acting stupidly during the pandemic.
Moronavirus — Another insult for safety guideline breachers.
Quarangut — The weight put on while in lockdown because there is nothing else to do except eat and drink (AKA ‘Pandemic Belly’, ‘COVIDkilos’).
Quarantine and chill — A variation on ‘Netflix and chill’— a night at home with a partner; can also refer to hooking up with a stranger during the pandemic.
Quarantini — A homemade cocktail prepared while in home quarantine. Has spread as a more general term for alcoholic beverages consumed at home during the pandemic.
Rona — Playful or ironic way to refer to COVID-19.
Sanny — Hand sanitiser.
Virtual happy hour — When people in lockdown let off steam with drinks over Zoom, FaceTime, Google Hangouts, and other video conferencing or chat applications.
Walktail — Taking your drink (sometimes a cocktail) while you go out for a walk.
WFH — Work from home acronym.
Zoom-bombing — When people join virtual meetings, uninvited, and sometimes disrupt it with obscene, violent, or offensive images or words.
Zumping — Dumping a partner on zoom or another chat platform.
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