covidiot

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12:55 Apr 10, 2020
English to Japanese translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Slang
Additional field(s): General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters, Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: covidiot
Definition from Miami Herald:
(informal) Someone who completely ignores the advice of health officials, experts and politicians to stay in our homes, stop doing anything fun and basically wait for the next horrific news story to pop up on our timelines.

Example sentence(s):
  • Since it was coined, #covidiot has gone viral on social media platforms, with many throwing criticism around to those not helping stop the spread of COVID-19 by social distancing. Daily Source
  • Maryland COVIDIOT Shawn Marshall Myers spent the weekend in jail after practicing bipartisan stupidity last week. The 41-year-old man is accused of throwing two parties since the pandemic hit Maryland, where 10 people have so far been killed by COVID-19. NY Daily News
  • Don’t be a covidiot: Baylor doctor reinforces key COVID-19 messages Dallas News
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3 +1コビディオット
Yukie Nakamura


  

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コビディオット


Definition from コトバンク:
COVIDIOT(コビディオットまたはコヴィディオット)とは、「COVID」(新型コロナウイルス」と「IDIOT」(バカな人)をかけ合わせた造語。最近よくSNSで見かける流行り言葉で、日本語では「コロナバカ」とも呼ばれる。

Example sentence(s):
  • 転売にも失敗したオーストラリアの「コビディオット」 買いすぎたトイレットペーパーの返品要求に、オーナーがブチ切れ! - クーリエ・ジャポン  
Yukie Nakamura
United States
Local time: 02:58
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

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