Chinese virus

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

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

   • First it was the Chinese virus, then we had the murder hornets, then we had to close the embassy in Houston because of espionage … Now we’ve got all these mystery seeds coming in in the mail.
2. 2

   Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.

   • There were supposed to be armies. Grand armies of contact tracers crisscrossing every county in the country on the hunt for the Chinese virus.
   • Stocks mostly recover on hope for handling of Chinese virus.
   • (quoting a sign in a doctor's office) "Dear patients: During this time period of the Chinese Virus, please observe the six foot rule of social distancing."
3. 3

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Chinese, virus. A pathogen or malware originating, identified, or causing outbreaks in China.

   • The Chinese virus seems to be more closely related to the marine type of Mexican virus than to the European virus.
   • The Chinese virus has completely penetrated the fabric of the Hosaka.
   • It said that the "No 1 Chinese virus," a new kind of computer virus made by a college student through modifying an imported foreign virus in South China's Guangdong Province had already spread to many of the province's important units.

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