Meaning of Chinese virus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
   colloquial, countable, offensive, sometimes, uncountable
2. Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.
   colloquial, countable, offensive, sometimes, uncountable
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Chinese, virus. A pathogen or malware originating, identified, or causing outbreaks in China.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, said on Twitter that “I don’t understand⟳ why China gets upset⟳ bc we refer⟳ to the virus that originated there the ‘Chinese virus’ Spain never got upset⟳ when we referred to the Spanish flu in 1918&1919.””

“First it was the Chinese virus, then we had the murder⟳ hornets, then we had to close⟳ the embassy in Houston because of espionage … Now we’ve got all these mystery seeds coming in in the mail.”

“There were supposed to be armies. Grand armies of contact⟳ tracers crisscrossing every county in the country on the hunt for the Chinese virus.”

“Stocks mostly recover⟳ on hope⟳ for handling of Chinese virus.”

“(quoting a sign⟳ in a doctor's office) "Dear patients: During this time period of the Chinese Virus, please⟳ observe⟳ the six foot rule⟳ of social distancing."”

“More importantly, the number⟳ of anti-Asian hashtags rose by 797% and 17 400% for #covid19 and #chinesevirus, respectively. This represents a combined increase⟳ from about 12 000 to almost a half a million anti-Asian hashtags.”

“I don't even talk⟳ about it because when it COVID came in, which is the Chinese virus, when Chinese virus came in, that was so much bigger than anything else. I mean⟳ they owe⟳ us $20 trillion.”

“The Chinese virus seems to be more closely related to the marine type⟳ of Mexican virus than to the European virus.”

“The Chinese virus has completely penetrated the fabric of the Hosaka.”

“It said that the "No 1 Chinese virus," a new kind of computer virus made by a college student through modifying an imported foreign virus in South China's Guangdong Province had already spread⟳ to many of the province's important units.”

“We had great difficulty with the Chinese virus at first.”

“for the Chinese virus to find⟳ its way into the ducks of the Red River delta or Mekong Delta or the central plains of Thailand, it helps a lot if, in between those places, you have⟳ lots of hugely susceptible chickens.”

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