2020 words and phrases

 I started making a list of all the words and phrases I never used before 2020 crashed down upon along with definitions and suggestions for use:

COVID-19. Be afraid, very afraid. Now controls our very existence. Resistance is futile. Seems to be the viral version of the Borg.

Quarantining - I know what it is I just didn't think I'd be doing it.

High risk population - I'm in it. Not sure how that happened.

Unprecedented- Definition: never known before or experienced. See: definition of 2020.

Due to the pandemic -everything I want to do, travel to,  see or buy I can't  due to the pandemic

Doom scrolling - Driving myself crazy by checking every damn article the algorithm shows me.  STOP IT!

Mask up! It's either a fashion accessory for Lady Gaga or an attack on  first amendment rights

Zoom -Traditional meaning: move quickly with a low hum or buzz. New meaning: a meeting software  program. Uses:  a verb "let's zoom";  a noun, zoom dinner.

Following CDC guidelines. Whatever they are and whatever the CDC is.

PPE - I neither knew nor cared until 2020 but there's a chronic shortage of it everywhere.

Disinformation - I thought these used to be called lies

Social distancing. This one drives a friend crazy. She says it should be "physical distancing". Whatever it is,  it's a giant pain in the ass.

Pods -  learning, eating and general hanging out with no more than 5 people you know really well. "Who's in your safe pod?"

 Contactless delivery.  Synonyms for UPS and FedEx

Leftover from 2019:

Social media, fake news. Supply your own definition.

Feel free to add to the list.