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Maskepreneur

A fly-by-night opportunist who imports cheap face masks from China, most of which probably don’t meet the safety health standards for public use, to repackage and resell them to both developed and developing countries, or to offer them online at a wallet-unfriendly price.
In the aftermath of the shortage of face masks in so many parts of the world, maskepreneurs have sprung up overnight to meet the demands of millions of unvaccinated people, who want to mask themselves until they receive their jab.
by MathPlus June 18, 2021
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If Trump Got a Shot, So Should You!

The slogan by health experts to white racists, supremacists, and evangelicals, who irrationally and fearfully refuse to be jabbed as a result of being white-lied or misinformed by oft-pro-Trump and scientifically challenged pastors and diehard conspiracists about the risks of Covid-19 vaccines.
As doctors reminded hardcore Trumpists and QAnonists that even their “anointed” political savior had been vaccinated, their message to his faithful followers is “If Trump got a shot, so should you!”
by MathPlus April 16, 2021
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ⓥampire

A vaccinated predator who would exploit others’ oft-irrational fears of the coronavirus, with their victims often too frightened or misinformed to expose their deceit.
The pandemic provides once in a lifetime opportunity for ⓥampires from all spheres of life (vaccine manufacturers, politicians, researchers, scammers, …) to prey on gullible or paranoid citizens.
by MathPlus September 11, 2021
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Pi Rebel

One who insists on using the number π to a certain (oft-higher) degree of accuracy in a calculation in opposition to an assigned approximate value, with an infinitesimal or quasi-zero effect on the final answer—a case of exhibiting numerical pride rather than promoting reasonable accuracy.
What are the odds that pi rebels are likely to be haughty nerds who are symbol-minded attention seekers or suckers?
by MathPlus October 18, 2021
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Trumpezium

An obese- or obscene-looking quadrilateral with zero parallel sides—also known as “trumpezoid” in the Commonwealth countries.
What Americans call a trumpezium, the British call a trumpezoid, and vice versa.
by MathPlus September 19, 2020
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Vaccine Incompatibility

When a husband and his wife filed for divorce, or an unmarried couple decided to split, because both parties opted to get different vaccines or booster shots.
John who got Pfizer and his wife who got Moderna can’t wait until death to part ways—they told the judge that they can’t stand each other due to vaccine incompatibility.
by MathPlus February 19, 2022
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Singapore Math Effect

The belief or myth that any country, state, or school that adopts the Singapore math curriculum would have their students' math scores improve significantly.
Mauritius and Rwanda appear to have gained from the Singapore math effect—both countries are economically better off than their bigger resources-rich African neighbors.
by MathPlus July 24, 2016
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