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10:56 Apr 10, 2020
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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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5covidiot
Ayse Duru Mergenci
4 +1kovidaptalı
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covidiot


Definition from general:
https://www.google.com/search?q=idiot nedir&client=avast&sxs...

Example sentence(s):
Ayse Duru Mergenci
Türkiye
Local time: 17:24
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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kovidaptalı


Definition from Ekşi Sözlük:
Covidiot kelimesinin iki manası var, ikisi de birbirinden derin.
birincisi; covid-19 ile ilgili her türlü uyarıya rağmen sokaklarda dolaşan mal.
"are you seriously gonna visit grandma? dude don't be such a covidiot "

ikincisi; covid-19 korkusuyla markete gidip ihtiyacı olan olmmayan saldırıp evde stoklayan kişi.
"see that guy with thr 200 toilet paper rolls? what a covidiot!"
not: örnek cümleler alıntıdır.

Example sentence(s):
  • Covidiot yani kovidaptalı olarak tabir edilenlerin bir kısmı da sosyal medya üzerinden like ve takipçi kasmaya çalışmakta. - https://www.nedenben.com  
  • Virüsün yaygınlaşmasıyla birlikte İngilizce olarak yeni bir kelime ortaya atılmış: “Covidiot”. “COVID-19” hastalığıyla “aptal” anlamına gelen İngilizce “idiot” kelimelerinin birleşiminden meydana getirilmiş. Kelime anlamı olarak Türkçeye “kovidaptalı, kovidsalağı” şeklinde çevrilebilir. - Hürriyet  
  • Pandemiyle ilgili çıkarılan yeni ingilizce kelimenin karşılığı ise 'kovidaptalı' şeklinde düşünülebilir. - Toplum ve sosyal ilişkiler  
Bahadır Ahıska
Türkiye
Local time: 17:24
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

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