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November 3, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Control Oppress Victimize Isolate Divide (COVID backronym)

"Control Oppress Victimize Isolate Divide" (a back acronym or backronym for the word "COVID") has been printed on many images. "The true meaning of Covid and this entire…

May 11, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Controlavirus (control + coronavirus)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was called the "controlavirus" (control + coronavirus) by some who believed that the most harmful thing of the coronavirus was the loss of liberty and…

April 4, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Controligarch (control + oligarch)

"Controligarch" (control + oligarch) and "controligarchy" (control + oligarchy) are portmanteau words that was popularized in the book Controligarchs: Exposing the billionaire…

April 7, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Controligarchy (control + oligarchy)

"Controligarch" (control + oligarch) and "controligarchy" (control + oligarchy) are portmanteau words that was popularized in the book Controligarchs: Exposing the billionaire…

May 11, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Controllavirus (control + coronavirus)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was called the "controlavirus" (control + coronavirus) by some who believed that the most harmful thing of the coronavirus was the loss of liberty and…

July 22, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Convid (con + COVID-19)

Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe…

February 4, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Copaganda (cop + propaganda)

"Copaganda" (cop + proaganda) is a portmanteau word suggesting that law enforcement uses the news media and entertainment to portray police (cops) in a positive light. "English:…

May 9, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Cornteen (quarantine)

"Corn teen" (or "corn-teen" or "cornteen") means "quarantine" and has nothing to do with corn or a teenager. The jocular "cornteen" has been…

September 25, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Corona Disinformation Center (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC played an important role in the Covid-19…

April 11, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Coronacoinage (coronavirus + coinage)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in new words and phrases, dubbed "coronacoinage" (coronavirus + coinage). These include portmanteaus, neologisms, acronyms, backronyms and…

July 10, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Coronadult (coronavirus + adult)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led to the terms "coronadult" (coronavirus + adult) and "coronadulting" (coronavirus + adulting). "Why are you acting like a Coronateen…

July 10, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Coronadulting (coronavirus + adulting)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led to the terms "coronadult" (coronavirus + adult) and "coronadulting" (coronavirus + adulting). "Why are you acting like a Coronateen…

September 17, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Coronagate (coronavirus + -gate)

Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreakThe 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome…

April 2, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Coronageddon (coronavirus + Armageddon)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was viewed as an Armageddon by many, resulting in the portmanteau term "Coronageddon" (coronavirus + Armageddon). "Coronageddon" was posted on…

April 5, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Coronapocalypse (coronavirus + apocalypse)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was viewed as an apocalypse by many, resulting in the portmanteau term "coronapocalypse" (coronavirus + apocalypse). "Yep, coronapocalypse or not,…

February 10, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Coronatarian (coronavirus + authoritarian)

The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic helped to create the portmanteau word "coronatarian," meaning "coronavirus" and either "vegetarian" or…

December 8, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Coronawirus or Corona Wirus (variant pronunciation of “coronavirus”)

The 2019-20 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in much talk about a vaccine. Some people mocked "virus" as "wirus," and "vaccine" as "waccine" or…

April 2, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Coronial (someone conceived during the time of the coronavirus)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led to quarantines, and many people speculated that there would be a baby boom nine months later. The generation was referred to as "Coronial."…

February 20, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Corporatocracy (corporation + democracy)

"Corporatocracy" (corporation + democracy) means a government run by (usually large and global) corporations. The term has been cited in print since at least 1974 and 1990, but has been…

April 14, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Corruptican or Corrupticon

"Corruptican" and "corrupticon" both refer to a "corrupt" politician. A "corruptican" usually refers to a "corrupt Republican."…

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