covidiot

noun
/ˌkoʊˈvɪd.i.ət/

Etymology

Blend of COVID + idiot.

  1. derived from ἰδιώτης
  2. derived from idiota
  3. derived from idiote
  4. inherited from idiote
  5. compounded as covidiot — “COVID + idiot

Definitions

  1. A person who is foolishly reckless with respect to avoiding contracting or spreading…

    A person who is foolishly reckless with respect to avoiding contracting or spreading COVID-19.

    • Photoshop-skilled social media users altered the poster board to read as 'We have no idea what we're doing' and 'Trump is a Covidiot'
    • The aura of invincibility seemed to ooze off of these entitled covidiots, the term coined to describe those deciding to blissfully and willfully ignore measures put in place to mitigate the spread of the virus.
    • A Covidiot party attended by a large number of people was shut down by police in Clydebank. […] A total of 37 Fixed Penalty Notices were issued for 'breaching Covid regulations'.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of covidiot.

    • A COVIDiot snarls if the lineup is too long at the cash; squeezes all the fruit on display (then puts most of it back); hops into his vehicle and speeds down the now-wide-open city streets with no thought of public safety.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA