The rise of COVID 'snowclones': Linguistic phrases prompted by the pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen an explosion of new words and phrases in English (for example, COVIDiot) and other languages Coronaspeck in German to describe lockdown weight gain) that have helped us make sense of a period defined by social confusion and constant change, as well as global stagnation.


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Source: Phys.org