The
coronavirus is forcing us to not only question our habits but also find new words to make sense of our world. A look at five of them.
Covidiot
He still high-fives friends. His idea of a
lockdown
is to have his gang over for a
party
. At the grocer's, he elbows and breathes over other shoppers. He's also hoarded six months' rations. He's an idiot-a 'covidiot'.
Heebiejeebies
An old word from a sweeter, simpler
time
, but very apt for describing the feelings of fear and anxiety the new coronavirus is giving us. We are all getting the 'heebie-jeebies' now.
Scriputurient
You started the lockdown binge-watching shows, but now you can't endure another episode. Instead, you have overwhelming urge to write all day. You are feeling 'scripturient'.
Solivagant
Walking is your drug. ‘Miles to go before I sleep’ is your life statement. You want to sneak out in the
middle
of the night to beat the curfew. It won't hurt anyone if you ramble alone. Stay ‘solivagant’.
Coronaspeck
Stress can make you gain weight. Germans call it 'kummerspeck', from kummer (worry) +
speck
(
bacon
). Now that everyone's stressing about corona, any weight you put on during the lockdown is 'coronaspeck .
Compiled by Abhilash Gaur
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