plague rat

noun

Etymology

Modern sense coined during the COVID-19 pandemic as a reference to rats being a common carrier of disease, possibly also looking at the role of rats in the Black Plague and influenced by the use of "rat" as a derogatory insult in general.

Definitions

1
A rat which acts as a vector of the plague
A rat which acts as a vector of the plague; a sewer rat.
- She was found to be one of the type of white women whose nasal organs appear never to have been developed, and who take to the loathsome Mongolian and his filthy hovel as blithely as a plague rat to a sewer.
2
Someone who refuses to follow anti-pandemic rules and guidelines or even takes actions,…
Someone who refuses to follow anti-pandemic rules and guidelines or even takes actions, such as attending unnecessary events, that promote the spread of illness.
- This Plague Rat is planning superspreader events across the country and complaining that he and all of his prosperity gospel pals are “under attack”.
- It’s a simple concept. You’re either contributing to humanity’s fight against this pestilence or you’re a plague rat. Don’t be a plague rat.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for plague rat. 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