Meaning of isolationship | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The quality of being isolated; isolatedness.
   rare, uncountable
2. A relationship during a pandemic lockdown.
   neologism

Examples

“The social isolate, whether male or female, is usually a poor risk. All big cities produce, and attract, such individuals and the dynamics of their isolationship are usually multiple.”

“Just think how relatively lucky we are now. For starters, our magic-wand phones let us message or speak to anyone anywhere on Earth when we're tired of our isolationship.”

“So it's no surprise that, for many, being apart from friends, family and romantic partners has proved incredibly lonely. Being in an "isolationship" doesn't help.”

“[image caption:] In an 'isolationship' survey, 1,600 women, aged 25 to 65-plus, across the UK were asked about how confinement has changed their lives and relationships”

“Repeatedly stepping out on quarantine strolls like the sidewalks were lined with red carpet, the public caught wind of their isolationship early on in quarantine. Now, the couple is doing full-on PDA in a new Residente music video.”

“We are waiting to see the future stories, books, plays and movies that will come out with COVID as the theme. And yes, artworks too, after artists emerge from what BenCab and Annie Sarthou describe on Instagram as being in a relationship, better described as "isolationship."”

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