Zoomland

English

Alternative forms

Zoom-land, Zoom land

Etymology

From Zoom +‎ -land, popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic when the video teleconferencing software Zoom became an increasingly common way to communicate.

Proper noun

Zoomland

(neologism) The proverbial place video teleconferences, particularly using the software Zoom, take place.
- 2017 March 1, Sara Lytle, Instagram‎^[1], retrieved 2022-01-10:
  Fun times in zoom land. #arbonne #goals #dreamchaser #herewegomarch #bettertogether #nation #team #determined [inlcuded in the post is a photo of a computer screen displaying a Zoom meeting]
- 2020 October 23, Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, Virginia Chamlee, “The Obamas Share Rare Family Photo as Barack Says Sasha and Malia Have Bonded as 'Great Friends'”, in People‎^[2], Meredith Corporation, archived from the original on 2020-12-01:
  "And now the kids are back in Zoom-land with classes. They're doing it remotely," she [Michelle Obama] said in September.
- 2021 October 15, Jennifer Lu, “Workers quitting en masse is ‘a great thing,’ says workplace happiness expert—here’s why”, in CNBC‎^[3], archived from the original on 2021-10-15:
  We had so much time when we were in Zoomland where we had to think, “Wait, why am I waking up and doing this again?”