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Contagion 

Collective noun that describes a gathering of people during the COVID19 pandemic
The police would have to daily disperse the contagions on the beaches throughout the Spring of 2020.
Contagion by HerdmanMom May 21, 2020

contagion 

(v) to go to extreme measures to avoid getting sick as in wearing a gas mask.
*cough cough cough*

Are you sick? I'm about to go contagion on your ass.
contagion by Truth Serum Now September 15, 2011

Contagion 

A cool guy that plays video games.

Owns all the hardcore ladies.

But still keeps the one main honey.
That Contagion owns all the hardcore ladies while playing video games, but still keeps the one main honey.
Contagion by A Contagion September 26, 2004

Contagion deniers 

People who ignorantly believe that governments are overreacting to the covid-19 pandemic.
It's 3/20/20 and I'm in Colorado, surrounded by contagion deniers. When the Tsunami of sick hits by the first week of April, contagion deniers won't exist, just sorry people who didn't practiçe social distancing when it mattered.
Contagion deniers by kdelik March 20, 2020

Contagion Bias

A bias derived from the Scientific Slippery Slope that treats non‑scientific ideas as infectious diseases that spread from mind to mind, with the first exposure acting as a “carrier” that infects the host and makes them susceptible to further infection. Contagion Bias often appears in discussions about media literacy or education, where any curriculum that includes non‑scientific content is framed as a “vector” spreading irrationality. It ignores that ideas are not diseases; people evaluate, filter, and selectively adopt beliefs based on context, community, and personal values.
Example: “She argued that even mentioning astrology in class would contaminate students’ minds—Contagion Bias treating a cultural concept as a pathogen that requires quarantine.”
Contagion Bias by Dumu The Void March 25, 2026

Asian Contagion 

A strong attraction to Asian women. It may be either short lived or a chronic condition.
That bar last night gave me the Asian Contagion. That place was Thai heaven!
Asian Contagion by TheRealCubert December 24, 2009
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Person 3: O no u got aired!
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