pingdemic

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The rapid rise in self-isolation resulting from many people being sent advisory alerts ("pings") by the National Health Service’s COVID-19 test and trace app for mobile phones. UK,informal,neologism
    — The Metropolitan Line was forced to close on July 17 because so many workers were self-isolating that insufficient control room staff remained to run the service.

词源

Blend of ping + pandemic, coined in 2021.
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