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plandemic

noun
/plænˈdɛmɪk/

Etymology

Blend of plan + pandemic.

  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 plandemic — “plan + pandemic”

Definitions

  1. A deliberately planned pandemic, typically supposed as part of a conspiracy theory.…

    A deliberately planned pandemic, typically supposed as part of a conspiracy theory. (Often associated with COVID-19.)

  2. A proliferation or overabundance of plans, especially plans for a pandemic.

    • In hospital, ventilators were bought, stocks were piled and thousand of man-hours were spent sitting on committees and drafting doomsday plans. Result? No pandemic but a national plandemic.

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