babyelefant, n.Unit of measurement for appropriate social distancing
ellenbogengruss, n. A touching of elbows in greeting
fussgruss, n. A touching of feet in greeting
geisterküche, n. Ghost kitchen; a restaurant without eat-in dining
hamsteritis, n. A compulsion to hoard supplies such as toilet paper
kuschelkontakt, n. Cuddle contact; a person within one’s quarantine bubble
maskomat, n. A machine that dispenses masks
nacktnase, n. Naked nose; a person whose mask only covers their mouth
niesscham, n. The torment one feels when needing to sneeze in public
pandemiezirkus, n. Stressful living conditions during the pandemic
spuckwand, n. Spit wall; a barrier to prevent the exchange of air particles
todesküsschen, n. Little kiss of death, a reference to the risk of coronavirus transmission via traditional cheek-kiss greetings
Selections from a longer list at Harper's Magazine.
Let's not experience schadenfreude.
ReplyDeleteI like Hamsteritis -- it's a great word, even in English.
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