"covidiot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkoʊˈvɪd.i.ət/, /ˌkɒvˈɪd.i.ət/ Forms: covidiots [plural]
Etymology: Blend of COVID + idiot. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|COVID|idiot}} Blend of COVID + idiot Head templates: {{en-noun}} covidiot (plural covidiots)
  1. (derogatory, humorous, neologism) A person who is foolishly reckless with respect to avoiding contracting or spreading COVID-19. Tags: derogatory, humorous, neologism Categories (topical): Coronavirus, People Synonyms: pandejo, COVIDiot Related terms: covidiocy Translations (person who is foolishly reckless with respect to avoiding contracting or spreading COVID-19): covidioot [masculine] (Dutch), koronaidiootti (Finnish), covidiot [masculine] (French), covidiote [feminine] (French), Covidiot [masculine] (German), Covidiotin [feminine] (German), κορονοβλάκας (koronovlákas) [masculine] (Greek), covidtolol (Indonesian), kovidungu (Indonesian), covidiota [feminine, masculine] (Italian), covidiota [masculine] (Polish), covidiotka [feminine] (Polish), covidiota [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), ковидиот (kovidiot) [masculine] (Russian), covidiota [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), pandejo [masculine] (Spanish), pandeja [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-covidiot-en-noun-dIVOEY-N Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms

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