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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.…

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

Quarantine Fifteen (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.…

April 28, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quarantiranny (quarantine + tyranny)

Entry in progress -- B>P. "Quarantyranny" (quarantine + tyranny) is another spelling. Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreakThe 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global…

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

Quarantween (quarantine + tween)

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

April 28, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quarantyranny (quarantine + tyranny)

Entry in progress -- B>P. "Quarantiranny" (quarantine + tyranny) is another spelling. Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreakThe 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global…

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

Quareaster (quarantine + Easter)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines, and this occurred on the Easter 2020 religious holiday on April 12, 2020. "Quareaster" (quarantine + Easter) is a portmanteau…

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

Quaxine or Quaxxine or Quaxxxine (quack + vaccine)

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

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

Quaxxine or Quaxine or Quaxxxine (quack + vaccine)

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

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

Quaxxxine or Quaxine or Quaxxine (quack + vaccine)

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

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

Queaster (quarantine + Easter)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines, and this occurred on the Easter 2020 religious holiday on April 12, 2020. "Queaster" (quarantine + Easter) is a portmanteau…

March 22, 2006
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Quinnipiac (“Q-poll”) & Marist polls

Quinnipiac University (Hamden, Connecticut) is famous for its "Q-Poll" of local politics and issues. The polling started about 1990. Marist College (Poughkeepsie, New York) began its…

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