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  • Meanwhile, covidiots are spurning lockdown restrictions in ways likely to make the pandemic worse, amid an infodemic of dodgy news and half-informed coronasplaining.

    The rules of coronaspeak The Economist 2020

  • According to Google Trends, the term Covidiots – defined by Urban Dictionary as “someone who ignores the warnings regarding public health or safety” – first appeared online on 15 March.

    Duty or score-settling? Rights and wrongs of corona-shaming Nosheen Iqbal 2020

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  • Trending :-(

    March 22, 2020

  • Covidiot, a portmanteau of covid and idiot. A person who is foolishly reckless with respect to avoiding contracting or spreading COVID-19.

    August 31, 2020