Covido's definitions

Virtual Slap

A small digital image or icon that depicts someone slap someone else because they have cracked a joke on them or their loved ones—a depiction of the knee-jerk reaction of the uninhibited or emotionally challenged perpetrator towards their target of abuse to get even with them.

At a recent graduation ceremony held on Zoom, Dr. Sanjib, a pro-BJP graduate, shot a virtual slap emoji to Prof. Raj, because the latter had irreligiously poked fun at his holy cow.

by Covido March 29, 2022

Covidosophy

What the pain and suffering of the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about life on this side of eternity, especially what truly matters in this transient life.

Thanks to covidosophy, the oft-avoidable high death toll and political ineptitude of right-wing fake leaders can help us come to terms with the ravages of the pandemic crisis.

by Covido May 11, 2021

Covid-🇲🇬

When Madagascar put Africa on the corona map after it claimed to have concocted Covid-Organics, the miracle tonic that can cure the coronavirus, which the WHO refused to recommend unless it has been subject to rigorous testing to prove its effectiveness.

When one of the poorest African countries with a broken health system, which is known for its rich flora and fauna, boldly promoted its Covid-🇲🇬 cure, it’s not surprising that it attracted much laughter and ridicule from the scientific community and the West.

by Covido November 29, 2020

BT & AT

Short for “Before Trump” and “After Trump.” The four chaotic or dreadful years (2016–2020) a corrupt and inept fake president spent at the White House, whose actions and inactions made him a laughingstock of the world, not forgetting his mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic, which led to an obscene number of preventable infections and deaths.

A decade or a quarter century from now, Americans would still remember the politically tumultuous 2016–2020 period as the BT & AT years, when the country lost its moral footing on the global stage, thanks to the Pharisee-in-Chief or Pinocchio-in-Chief.

by Covido November 3, 2020

Covid-🚽

When the closure of public toilets aimed at minimizing the spread of the coronavirus has a debilitating and degrading effect on people with medical conditions, homeless folks, and parents with young children.

People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) feel stressed and miserable due to Covid-🚽—they’re afraid to leave the house when they’re unsure where the nearest open public toilet is.

by Covido January 30, 2021

Covid-☯️

When superstitious folks are gullibly led to believe that applying feng shui principles at the entrance of their house or office building would ward off the coronavirus or its deadlier variants—when the yin or negative energies of the pandemic outside would be neutralized by the yang or positive energies inside.

Thanks to Covid-☯️, a number of feng shui masters saw a golden opportunity to prey on the superstitious or frightened folks to grow their paranormal businesses.

by Covido September 19, 2021

Covid-🧮

When the abacus experienced a reawakening among thousands of students worldwide during the lockdown, when they went online to learn how to use this zero-battery primitive calculator, which allows them not only to do the four operations of arithmetic, but also to square and cube root large numbers.

Who would have expected that Covid-19 would be the catalyst to infect students, teachers, and parents in a number of Western countries with Covid-🧮?

by Covido December 13, 2020