covidiot

Hungarian translation: covidióta, kovidióta

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10:56 Apr 10, 2020
English to Hungarian 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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Hungarian translation:covidióta, kovidióta
Definition:
1. Olyan buta ember, aki makacsul figyelmen kívül hagyja a társadalmi elkülönülésre vonatkozó előírásokat.
2. Olyan buta ember, aki élelmiszert halmoz fel, feleslegesen riadalmat kelt a COVID-19 influenzavírussal kapcsolatban és megfoszt másokat a létfontosságú készletektől.
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covidióta, kovidióta


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1. Olyan buta ember, aki makacsul figyelmen kívül hagyja a társadalmi elkülönülésre vonatkozó előírásokat.
2. Olyan buta ember, aki élelmiszert halmoz fel, feleslegesen riadalmat kelt a COVID-19 influenzavírussal kapcsolatban és megfoszt másokat a létfontosságú készletektől.

Example sentence(s):
  • Kik azok a „covidióták”? A járvány már új kifejezéseket is szül - Magyarhang  
Tibor Pataki
Hungary
Local time: 13:27
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
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