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COVIDian
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English
Alternative forms
en Covidian covidian
Etymology
From en COVID -ian.
Adjective
en neologism Of, related to, or characteristic of COVID-19 or the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.
en 2020-03-26 Glenda Bartosh Life in COVIDian times: What to do when you have to keep calm and not quite carry on w:Pique Newsmagazine 27 13 38 I contacted nearly 70 friends and colleagues in Sea to Sky before I wrote this column asking just that, and for their tips for sustenance—both real and metaphoric—to keep the COVIDian blues at bay.
en 2020-04-18 Ian Warden Australians all let us deJoyce w:The Canberra Times https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6723313/australians-all-let-us-dejoyce/ They, the properly-cocked (cluey immunologists, epidemiologists, chief health officers, economists divining the Covidian impacts on the economy, and well-informed others) are the new actors on our stage. https://web.archive.org/web/20241228071244/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6723313/australians-all-let-us-dejoyce/ 28 December 2024
en 2020-04-23 Barry Coulter World O’ Words: Hemerophiles, and a new era of synanthropization w:Cranbrook Daily Townsman https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/opinion/world-o-words-hemerophiles-and-a-new-era-of-synanthropization/ The Covidian Age is a great time to be hemerophile. Just think of the raccoons of Toronto. Human activity is so reduced in urban centres that by the time things return to normal, raccoons will be empowered to demand rights for themselves, or seek seats on City Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024030150/https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/opinion/world-o-words-hemerophiles-and-a-new-era-of-synanthropization/ 24 October 2021
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Translations
characteristic of COVID-19
Catalan: ca covidià m
Galician: gl covidiano m
Spanish: es covidiano
Noun
en informal A person who is very concerned about coronavirus, and is in favor of all kinds of preventive measures.
en 2021-04-11 Mid-Day Rahul da Cunha Types of CoVidians https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/types-of-covidians-23167877 https://web.archive.org/web/20250426221904/https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/types-of-covidians-23167877 26 April 2025
Translations
person concerned about COVID-19
Catalan: ca covidià m
Galician: gl covidiano m
Spanish: es covidiano m
en COVID-19 People