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China virus

noun

Etymology

From China + virus, from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.

  1. derived from *wisós✻
  2. derived from *weizos✻
  3. derived from vīrus
  4. inherited from virus
  5. compounded as china virus — “China + virus”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

    • @RudyGiuliani […] has tested positive for the China Virus.

  2. Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for China virus. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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