coronapocalypse

English

Alternative forms

• Coronapocalypse

Etymology

From corona(virus) +‎ -pocalypse.

Noun

coronapocalypse

1. (neologism) The COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting social, economic, and political turmoil.
   • 2020 March 2, John Birmingham, “When the coronapocalypse is over, I’m never washing my hands again”, in The Sydney Morning Herald‎^[1]:

     If and when I survive the coronapocalypse I’m going to finally peel myself out of my home made biohazard suit […] and take a whole month off to just lie around the house touching and stroking my face.

   • 2020 April 6, Christopher Null, “The Reality of Covid-19 Is Hitting Teens Especially Hard”, in Wired‎^[2]:

     The coronapocalypse has been devastating for us adults, but its impact on teenagers is arguably far greater.

   • 2020 April 17, Soleil Ho, “‘Two new cookbooks on beans perfect for coronavirus shelter-in-place cooking”, in San Francisco Chronicle‎^[3]:

     Zoom meetings, handkerchief masks, toilet paper and beans might as well be the four horsemen of the coronapocalypse.

   • 2022 February 10, Morgan Sung, “A plant shop owner is fighting Nike over the name ‘Just Succ It’”, in NBC News‎^[4]:

     When she lost her job as a social worker at the start of the pandemic, which Galbreath calls the "coronapocalypse," she began making and selling succulent gift arrangements.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:coronapocalypse.