Definitions by timlight

super-spreader 

not a person you'd want to become a close contact because s/he is highly contagious

Joe: Did you hear the news about 700 comic-con attendees got quarantined?
Don: I heard that one badass super-spreader was there yesterday.
Joe: I was there and we're both doomed!

super-spreader by timlight April 26, 2020

red swan 

1. an alternative expression to black swan theory
2. a metaphor to unpredictable events attributed to its Chinese origins like Covid-19 pandemic

Donald: The emergence of Covid-19 pandemic is a red swan.
Mickey: Wow, it's made in China!
Donald: That's why I call it, "Chinese virus".

red swan by timlight April 25, 2020

happy hypoxemic 

patients with low oxygen saturation in the blood but without visible signs of respiratory distress

Scott MD: How are you doin' today?
Jeff: Never better, doc.
Scott MD: Dude, you're one strong, happy hypoxemic Covid patient!

happy hypoxemic by timlight April 25, 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.

digital yuan 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.

PPE by timlight April 24, 2020

covid-free 

1. free of Covid-19
2. coronavirus-free area

The US does have one covid-free territory — Samoa!

covid-free by timlight April 24, 2020

UV light injection 

a lethal solution to cure Covid-19 patients by injecting their bodies with ultraviolet light

Dr. Grimes: "You cannot use UV light injection to cure COVID19. Neither biology nor physics work that way!"

UV light injection by timlight April 24, 2020