Glossary Archives - 2020 KEYWORDS

Someone you spend time within six feet of without a mask, aware that you’ll quarantine if they test positive. Usually a roommate, housemate, or significant other.

"I'm eating dinner in my room with my close contact."

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020

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COVID Choreography

noun.

The logistics around deciding how best to move people through a space in an organized way, while maintaining proper distancing protocols.

"We are going to need one or two people to help with the COVID Choreography around the pool deck during the swim meet."

Posted on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

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A highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. SARS-CoV-2 is thought to spread from person to person through droplets released when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks.

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

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Covidiot

noun.

A person who ignores public health warnings about the COVID-19 pandemic and acts in ways that put themself or others at risk.

"Did you hear about the covidiots that got into a fight at the bar last night and were shouting in each other’s faces with no masks on?"

Posted on November 26, 2020November 26, 2020

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defund the police

to divest funds from police departments and reallocate them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020

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disastrophy

noun.

Combination of epic catastrophes and disasters.

"Educational, employment, and public health crises, social unrest, and political anxieties occurring at the same time as floods, hurricanes, and wildfires created a complete disastrophy for many countries. Also can be used as an adjective: Living through the year 2020 was a disastrophic and unforgettable experience for many individuals throughout the world."

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020

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