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1. (dictionary) Widespread contagion, usually a bacteria or virus, that kills or severly sickens a large number people in a particular geographic area.

2. (American Media) Half-assed drug or dumbass activity that kills a couple suburban white kids, usually in the Baltimore area for some reason.
1. The SARS epidemic of 2003 killed hundreds and hospitalized thousands in China and Toronto.

2. Stone Phillips reporting on the highway surfing epidemic... Ashleigh Banfield to follow with an expose on the paint-huffing epidemic.
epidemic by The Evil Steve September 5, 2005
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A disease that has started killing white people. Until then, it's just a disease, regardless of how many have already died.
AIDS is a disease that started in Africa. But now it's an epidemic that has hit the gay community in San Francisco.
epidemic by D3uteron June 5, 2009
Something that is cooler than cool...
That party was 'epidemic' yo!!
That's epidemic, dude!
epidemic by shdklashdas June 26, 2009
you hear thatthats epidemic
epidemic by @ayana October 17, 2020

epidemic effect 

when information becomes widespread through social media very quickly.
epidemic effect - "R.I.P. Paul Walker."-Twitter.

Epidemic Original 

A person who has been affected by A fast and wide spread of originality; all starting with one called an "epidemic originator"
Im not a Freak................ im just an epidemic original
Epidemic Original by AoifeDaWaffle November 26, 2006
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