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shamdemic

noun

Etymology

Blend of sham + pandemic. Coined by conspiracy theorists to describe the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions of governments and other organizations in response to it.

  1. derived from *deh₂-✻ — “to divide, share”
  2. derived from *peh₂-✻ — “to protect, shepherd”
  3. derived from πάνδημος — “of or belonging to all the people, public”
  4. compounded as shamdemic — “sham + pandemic”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of scamdemic.

    • They waved signs that read “Stop the shamdemic” and “the coronavirus is a hoax.”
    • Do please go back and REVIEW the swine flu shamdemic of 1976, which i witnessed. And the 2009 Swine Flu SHAMDEMIC. […]
    • Even though he [Joe Biden] says that America is improving from the shamdemic, including economically [some how], […]

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