popademic

Books or articles written by academics on academic topics such as the new nature of cities or the interconnectedness of the world. These works are intended to be popular, frequently are on best seller lists, and are aimed at a specific type of mass audience, usually one that is educated and works in the professional service sector. Usually, this audience has a large enough disposable income to afford popademic works.

Richard Florida's book, "The Rise of the Creative Class" is a popademic book. So is "Freakanomics."

by blondedragon December 3, 2009

pandemicking

The act of shopping or otherwise preparing for a pandemic, but doing so in a too-late stressed-out manner, thus not getting much and further contributing to the chaos.

I had better get to the store before the pandemicking starts

by Levisan March 16, 2020

Pandemic 2

Number one cause of anti-Madagascar sentiment.

Timmy used to think that everyone deserved equal rights, but ever he played Pandemic 2, he developed an unusual hatred of Madagascar.

by RayLi1992 August 25, 2014

Pandemic Beard

When a man grows a beard during self quarantine because he's too lazy to shave.

person 1: Dude, did you see Justin's pandemic beard?
person 2: I know dude, he's posting it EVERYWHERE!

by froooooooogy March 25, 2020

Pandemic Fine

A state of being in which you are employed and healthy during a pandemic but you're also tired and depressed and feel like trash all the time

"Hey lovely, how's it going?"

"Oh you know, didn't make the redundancy list and cried yet today, so I guess I'm doing pandemic fine"

by beattingthesystem February 2, 2021

pandemic puppy

A young dog that has been purchased after the start of the pandemic. The pandemic puppy's main function is to provide some sort of company to a person that feels socially isolated.

- Oh, there goes Jake with a dog. I didn't know Jake was a dog person.
- He is not, that is a pandemic puppy

- I hear that Rhodesian ridgebacks make a terrible pandemic puppy

by WendyMilan April 7, 2021

Pandemic Purgatory

When countries are caught between the desire to open up their borders to lure tourists to their shores and the fear of triggering new waves of infections.

Singapore finds itself in a pandemic purgatory situation: Should it allow thousands of migrant workers back to revive its comatose construction industry, or should it wait until the infection rates in the countries where these workers come from to head south?

by MathPlus March 21, 2022