timlight's definitions

anti-quarantine

a person who is protesting against stay-at-home orders by the government

That anti-quarantine activist will get Covid-19 because he is minimizing the confirmed infections in his neighborhood.

by timlight April 23, 2020

p-word

not password, the "pandemic" word

They've not used the p-word for China's outbreak last December of 2019 but it's expected in 2020.

by timlight April 23, 2020

Pandemic 1

Bill Gates' codename for COVID-19, the first modern pandemic

When Pandemic 1 is over, you can stop being a homeliner, go outside, and join the next global party!

by timlight April 23, 2020

missed contact

not your ex, the infected one who got away from contact tracing authorities

Jane: Doctor Fox is positive with Covid-19. His whereabouts now is unknown.
Jill: So he's a missed contact out there, unquarantined and ready to infect anyone!

by timlight April 23, 2020

Disease X

It's not Wolverine's weakness—duh! Disease X is the next big outbreak that'll be caused by an unexpected source.

Melinda: What the heck is Disease X?
Bill: WHO knows!
Melinda: You mean, World Health Organization, right?

by timlight April 23, 2020

digital yuan

digital version of China's fiat currency, the Yuan

McDonald’s, Starbucks and Subway are joining other firms in making digital yuan a global financial power.

by timlight April 24, 2020

PPE

profit per employee

Olive: Zuck needs more of us out there to log-in and boost its ads.
Popeye: FYI, Facebook earns £ million PPE from you, the user.

by timlight April 24, 2020