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pingdemic

noun

Etymology

Blend of ping + pandemic, coined in 2021.

  1. derived from *deh₂-✻ — “to divide, share”
  2. derived from *peh₂-✻ — “to protect, shepherd”
  3. derived from πάνδημος — “of or belonging to all the people, public”
  4. compounded as pingdemic — “ping + pandemic”

Definitions

  1. The rapid rise in self-isolation resulting from many people being sent advisory alerts…

    The rapid rise in self-isolation resulting from many people being sent advisory alerts ("pings") by the National Health Service’s COVID-19 test and trace app for mobile phones.

    • The Metropolitan Line was forced to close on July 17 because so many workers were self-isolating that insufficient control room staff remained to run the service.
    • To that end, testing should be used to keep society open not shut it down, which is what is happening now despite Mr Johnson's intentions. That lesson should have been learnt with the "pingdemic" last summer but apparently was not.

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