Definitions by Monkey's Dad
retrotisserie
Having eaten meagerly for weeks, he tried to conjure the smell of retrotisserie, shared meals from the recent past, now a comforting and beautiful dream.
retrotisserie by Monkey's Dad March 28, 2020
Quaranteenager
A person coming of age in the coronaviral age, home-schooled, missing out on dating, beer, pot and every other rite of social passage.
Watching "Clueless", "Ladybird" and "Booksmart" while in lockdown, she yearned to experience the geeky teen years which were her birthright and hated-hated-hated being a dorky quaranteenager.
Quaranteenager by Monkey's Dad March 28, 2020
becoming real
Seeing a face he knew on the front page of The Times, the first nurse in New York to die of the virus, it was becoming real, no longer a statistic, and other faces would follow.
becoming real by Monkey's Dad March 27, 2020
shelter-in-place-ionship
Forbidden to leave the house, they had shared every meal, slept, worked, read, watched videos and exercised side-by-side, hour after hour, every night and day for a very long time, and yet they were actually having a good time. She felt that if they survived this shelter-in-place-ionship they could survive anything.
shelter-in-place-ionship by Monkey's Dad March 27, 2020
Sinovidphobia
Calling Covid-19 "The Chinese Virus", Fox News sparked Sinovidphobia, resulting in a spate of random hate crimes against Chinese-Americans.
Sinovidphobia by Monkey's Dad March 27, 2020
revidivism
To return to an appallingly bad movie, after you have done your time and pronounced yourself rehabilitated.
He had come out swearing, "Never again!", but here he was, in lockdown, serving a second stint with "Sharknado 3", an act of tragic revidivism.
revidivism by Monkey's Dad March 26, 2020
The Grim Sower
The Grim Sower moved with stealth, planting the invisible seeds of sickness in preparation for his more-famous friend, The Grim Reaper, to finish the job.
The Grim Sower by Monkey's Dad March 26, 2020