Covidiot

What Is a Covidiot?

The Quick Answer

A "covidiot" is a person who acts irresponsibly in the context of living with the coronavirus.

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People are classified as "covidiots" by doing such things as ignoring public-health warnings (e.g., refusing to wear a mask, arranging a party) or panic-buying and hoarding items upon hearing word of a potential shortage. For example:

• Toni: Wearing a mask doesn't help. The virus can still get in. I don't wear one.
• Ali: It's about not spreading the virus, you covidiot.

• Sam: I have ordered a 10kg sack of pasta, 100 toilet rolls, and 20 tins of spam.
• Lee: Covidiot!

The term "covidiot" is also used for newly self-proclaimed experts in virology, so-called "armchair virologists." Check out our list of COVID related terms.

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When I write covidiot, I mean this:

A "covidiot" is someone who acts irresponsibility with regard to the coronavirus pandemic.

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:

COVIDIOT
Definition:	Person Who Acts Irresponsibly with Coronavirus
Type:	Word
Guessability:	1: Easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at Covidiot

The noun covidiot is a portmanteaux word from "Covid" and "idiot."

Example of Covidiot Used in a Text

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