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September 15, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Puzzle Palace (Pentagon, National Security Agency nickname)

The Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, is a five-sided building in Arlington County, Virginia that opened in 1943. The Pentagon nickname of "Puzzle Palace…

April 12, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Qeaster or QEaster (quarantine + Easter)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines, and this occurred on the Easter 2020 religious holiday on April 12, 2020. "Qeaster" or "QEaster" (quarantine +…

July 6, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Qtard (QAnon + retard)

"QAnon" refers to an anonymous person who has "Q" clearance (a high U.S. security clearance) and who shares some of this classified information on the internet. Some people have…

June 23, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quackcine or Quacksine or Quackxine or Quackzine (quack + vaccine)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to vaccines. Some people who distrusted the vaccines called them "quackcine" (quack + vaccine) or "quacksine" or "quackxine" or…

June 23, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quackseen (quack + vaccine)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to vaccines. Some people who distrusted the vaccines called them "quackseen" (quack + vaccine). "The general public doesn’t seem to care.…

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

Quacksinate (quack + vaccinate)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to vaccines. Some people who were against the vaccines used the terms "quacksinate" (quack + vaccinate) and "quacksination" (quack +…

June 25, 2021
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Quacksination (quack + vaccination)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to vaccines. Some people who were against the vaccines used the terms "quacksinate" (quack + vaccinate) and "quacksination" (quack +…

June 23, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quacksine or Quackcine or Quackxine or Quackzine (quack + vaccine)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to vaccines. Some people who distrusted the vaccines called them "quackcine" (quack + vaccine) or "quacksine" or "quackxine" or…

June 24, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quackxine or Quackcine or Quacksine or Quackzine (quack + vaccine)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to vaccines. Some people who distrusted the vaccines called them "quackcine" (quack + vaccine) or "quacksine" or "quackxine" or…

June 23, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quackzine or Quackcine or Quacksine or Quackxine (quack + vaccine)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to vaccines. Some people who distrusted the vaccines called them "quackcine" (quack + vaccine) or "quacksine" or "quackxine" or…

April 4, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quaranadult (quarantine + adult)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many quarantines. There is no "teen" in the word "quarantine," but some have used "quaranadult" (quarantine + adult). A…

April 4, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quaranchild (quarantine + child)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many quarantines. There is no "teen" in the word "quarantine," but some have used "quaranadult" (quarantine + adult). A…

April 4, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quaranchildren (quarantine + children)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many quarantines. There is no "teen" in the word "quarantine," but some have used "quaranadult" (quarantine + adult). A…

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

QuaranEaster (quarantine + Easter)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines, and this occurred on the Easter 2020 religious holiday on April 12, 2020. "QuaranEaster" or "Quaraneaster"…

June 1, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quaranteam (quarantine + team)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic caused people to quarantine together and form a "quaranteam" (quarantine + team). "Quaranteam" > Quarantine" was posted on Twitter by…

June 1, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quaranteaming (quarantine + teaming)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic caused people to quarantine together and form a "quaranteam" (quarantine + team). "Quaranteam" > Quarantine" was posted on Twitter by…

April 12, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

QuarantEaster (quarantine + Easter)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines, and this occurred on the Easter 2020 religious holiday on April 12, 2020. "QuarantEaster" or "Quaranteaster"…

March 29, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quaranteen (quarantine + teen)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines and popularized some quarantine portmanteau words. A "quaranteen" (quarantine + teen) or "quaranteenager" (quarantine…

March 29, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quaranteenager (quarantine + teenager)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines and popularized some quarantine portmanteau words. A "quaranteen" (quarantine + teen) or "quaranteenager" (quarantine…

July 25, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quarantine 15 (weight gain)

"Freshman Fifteen" refers to fifteen pounds of weight gain that freshmen sometimes gain. Many people gained weight during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent quarantine.…

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